HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS — 2014 Record/MAC Record/Finish

HUSKIE FOOTBALL 2015 2015 NIU SCHEDULE

Day, Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT) Sat.., Sept. 5 UNLV (CBSSN) 6:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 MURRAY STATE (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 at Ohio State (ABC) 2:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 at Boston College TBA Sat., Oct. 3 at Central Michigan* 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. 10 BALL STATE* TBA Sat., Oct. 17 at Miami (Ohio)* 1:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 2:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 3 at Toledo (ESPN2)* 7 p.m. Weds., Nov. 11 at Buffalo (ESPNU/3)* 7 p.m. Weds., Nov. 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN2/U)* 7 p.m. Tues., Nov. 24 OHIO (ESPNU/3)* 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4 MAC Championship (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Detroit, Mich.

*Mid-American Conference Game; All Times Central.

— HUSKIE FOOTBALL FACTS — 2014 Record/MAC Record/Finish ...... 11-3/7-1/1st West Head Coach ...... Rod Carey Record at NIU/Years ...... 23-6/3rd Career Record/Years ...... 23-6/3rd Alma Mater/Year...... Indiana/1993 Basic Offense/Defense ...... Multiple/4-3 First Year of Football ...... 1899 All-Time Record ...... 558-470-51 Last Bowl Game ...... 2014 Boca Raton Bowl ...... Marshall 52, NIU 23 Consecutive Bowl Games ...... 7 MAC Championship Game Appearances .... 6 (5 consecutive) ...... (last, 2014 vs. Bowling Green, 51-17 W) Linebacker Boomer Mays and defensive tackle Corey Thomas are two of seven Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 47/21 starters returning for the Huskie defense. Starters Returning ...... 16 (7 offense, 8 defense, 1 specialist) Starters Lost ...... 11 (6 offense, 3 defense, 2 specialist) 2014 NIU RESULTS Overall: 11-3 (.786); Home: 4-1; Away: 6-1; Neutral: 1-1 — ABOUT NIU — MAC Record: 7-1 (.875); Home: 3-1; Road: 4-1 Location ...... DeKalb, Illinois Day, Date Opponent (TV) Result Score Attend. Founded...... 1895 Thurs., Aug. 28 PRESBYTERIAN (ESPN3) W 55-3 12,398 Enrollment ...... 21,138 Sat., Sept. 6 at Northwestern (BTN) W 23-15 41,139 Affi liation ...... NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Sat., Sept. 13 at UNLV (MW/CI) W 48-34 14,305 Conference ...... Mid-American (West Division) Sat., Sept. 20 at Arkansas (ESPNU) L 52-14 67,204 Colors ...... Cardinal and Black Sat., Oct. 4 KENT STATE* (ESPN3) W 17-14 15,620 Stadium ...... Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Sat., Oct. 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) L 34-17 20,122 * Surface/Capacity ...... FieldTurf /23,595 Sat., Oct. 18 MIAMI (OHIO) (ESPN3) W 51-41 11,211 * President ...... Dr. Douglas D. Baker Sat., Oct. 25 at Eastern Michigan W 28-17 19,654 * Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...... Sean T. Frazier Weds., Nov. 5 at Ball State (ESPN2) W 35-21 6,642 * Alma Mater, Year ...... Alabama ‘92 Tues., Nov. 11 TOLEDO (ESPN2) W 27-24 8,462 Tues., Nov. 18 at Ohio* (ESPNU) W 21-14 15,118 Ticket Information ...... 815-753-PACK (7225) Fri., Nov. 28 at Western Michigan* (ESPNU) W 31-21 11,195 Marathon MAC Championship Game - Ford Field, Detroit — NIU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS — Fri., Dec. 5 vs. Bowling Green (ESPN2) W 51-17 15,110 Donna Turner, Associate Athletic Director ...... Boca Raton Bowl - FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. (FB Primary Contact) ...... [email protected] Tues., Dec. 23 vs. Marshall (ESPN) L 52-23 29,419 ...... 815-753-9513 (o); 815-793-5474 (c) *Mid-American Conference Game; Home games in All CAPS. Joe Summins, Assoc. Athletics Comm. Director ...... (FB Secondary) ...... [email protected] ...... 815-753-9539 (o); 630-965-5213 (c) Jeremy Reid, Matt Scheerer ...... Assistant Directors R.J. Sepich ...... Graduate Assistant NIU Huskies @NIUAthletics niuhuskies niuhuskiesdotcom NIU FOOTBALL 2015 HUSKIE QUICK NOTES • NIU is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Huskie Stadium throughout the 2015 season. A select committee — MOST WINS SINCE 2010 — of 13 NIU football “experts” chose the team, with one Oregon ...... 60 player announced daily via the Huskies offi cial social media Alabama ...... 58 outlets. Other events celebrating the stadium’s history will Florida State ...... 58 be held throughout the season, including a reunion of the NIU ...... 57 1965 team members at the season-opening football game Ohio State* ...... 56 Sept. 5th. Boise State ...... 55 • The Northern Illinois University Football team won Stanford ...... 54 its third Mid-American Conference title in the last four Michigan State ...... 54 years with a 51-17 victory over Bowling Green in the LSU ...... 52 2014 Marathon MAC Championship Game. With the win, NIU avenged its loss to the Oklahoma ...... 51 Falcons in the 2013 MAC Championship contest. *12 2010 wins vacated by NCAA • NIU is the winningest program in Illinois and in the MAC over the last decade and the Huskies have played in fi ve straight MAC championship games. The Huskies are also — MOST GAMES PLAYED — the state’s all-time winningest Division I college football team. Since 2010 • The Huskies made a MAC record seventh-straight bowl appearance when they NIU ...... 70 took on Marshall in the 2014 Boca Raton Bowl. NIU’s current bowl streak began in Florida State ...... 69 2008 with a trip to the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. and includes games in Oregon ...... 68 Toronto, Canada; Boise, Idaho; Mobile, Alabama; Miami Gardens, Fla.; San Diego, Calif. LSU ...... 68 and Boca Raton. Alabama ...... 67 Ohio State* ...... 67 • The Huskies and Oregon are the only FBS teams in the nation to record 11 or more Stanford ...... 67 victories in each of the last fi ve seasons. Michigan State ...... 67 • The Huskies have won 44 of their last 45 games when allowing 24 points or less. Boise State ...... 66 • NIU Head Coach Rod Carey is 23-6 since taking over prior to the Huskies’ appearance Oklahoma ...... 66 in the 2013 Orange Bowl for a winning percentage of .793. Carey is tied with his two immediate predecessors, Dave Doeren and Jerry Kill, for eighth place on the NIU coaching wins list. He needs two victories to tie his college coach at Indiana, Bill Mallory, and Jerry Ippoliti, for sixth place. • With their victory over Northwestern in 2014, the Huskies have defeated a school from one of the fi ve larger conferences (the so-called “Power 5” leagues) in fi ve of the last six years, with four wins over Big Ten opponents during that stretch. NIU will face two Power 5 teams in 2015 with games at projected preseason No. 1 Ohio State (Sept. 19) and at Boston College (Sept. 26). • The Huskies return 19 starters for 2015 - seven on offense, eight on defense and two specialists. The 2015 roster includes 43 players who were not on the active roster a year ago with 41 true freshmen on the list. • NIU senior defensive end Cameron Clinton-Earl (Milwaukee, Wis.) is one of 197 players across all divisions of college football to be nominated for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The Good Works Team honors players for their off-the fi eld activities with an emphasis on community service. • The Huskie coaching staff for 2015 features one new addition in linebackers HUSKIES ON THE WATCH coach Ross Watson, who came to NIU from Youngstown State in January. Watson previously coached at Florida Atlantic before spending the 2014 Earlier this summer, three 2015 Huskie seniors were campaign at YSU. He replaced former linebackers coach Kevin Kane at NIU. named to one or more of the preseason Watch Lists • NIU will induct two former football players into the NIU Athletics Hall of released by members of the National College Football Fame this October. Chicago native and career rushing leader Michael Turner Awards Association. and Bob Gregolunas, the fi rst Huskie ever to be named fi rst team All-MAC, Paris Logan, CB, Sr...... Jim Thorpe Award headline a seven-person class. Top Defensive Back • At least nine Huskies will be in NFL training camps when teams report Boomer Mays, LB, Sr...... Rotary Lombardi Award beginning this week, including 2014 seniors Da’Ron Brown and Cameron College Lineman of the Year Stingily. Brown was a seventh-round draft choice of the Kansas City Chiefs Andrew Ness, C, Sr...... Outland Trophy while Stingily was a free agent pick-up by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Most Outstanding Interior Lineman ...... Rotary Lombardi Award • NIU is also represented in the Arena and Canadian Football Leagues College Lineman of the Year currently in action. Former great Jordan Lynch (Edmonton Eskimos) and ...... Rimington Trophy Courtney Stephen (Hamilton Ti-Cats) are the Huskies in the CFL, while Nation’s Premier Center receiver Perez Ashford and defensive back Chris Smith compete for Portland and Jacksonville, respectively, in the AFL. 2 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PERSONNEL CHART

HUSKIE STADIUM’S 50 GREATEST PLAYERS LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (47) Offense (22): WR Chad Beebe, WR Christian Blake, RB Joel Bouag- non, WR Juwan Brescacin, OL Ron Brown, OG Aidan Conlon, WR As part of the celebration surrounding the 50th Anniversary of Huskie Stadium, Clayton Glasper, QB Drew Hare, TB Keith Harris Jr., OT Lincoln NIU has selected the Top 50 NIU Play- Howard, TB Jordan Huff, WR Tommylee Lewis, QB Anthony Mad- ers in stadium history and is announcing die, TE Desroy Maxwell, WR Skyler Monaghan, OT Levon Myers, C one player daily (Monday through Friday) Andrew Ness, OL Josh Ruka, WR Ezra Saffold, TB Draco Smith, WR over a 10-week period. The ﬁ rst 40 play- Aregeros Turner, TE/FB Shane Wimann. ers are being revealed in random order via Defense (23): S Jackson Abresch, S Mycial Allen, CB Anthony the Huskies’ social media outlets. The 50 Brooks, DE Cameron Clinton-Earl, DT Ben Compton, DE Ladell Greatest Players in Huskie Stadium history Fleming, LB Sean Folliard, DE Perez Ford, LB Bobby Jones IV, DT are presented by Compass Mortgage. Mario Jones, DT William Lee, LB Rasheen Lemon, CB Paris Logan, NIU will “countdown” the Top 10 players in reverse order leading up to the 2015 season opener on September 5th. CB Shawun Lurry, S Brandon Mayes, LB Boomer Mays, S Marlon Each player selected played at least one season in Huskie Sta- Moore, DE Rajshawn Mosley, CB Mayomi Olootu, LB Jamaal Pay- dium, the 50-year old facility on the west side of the NIU campus ton, DE Austin Smaha, CB Albert Smalls, DT Corey Thomas. that opened Nov. 6, 1965 with a 48-6 NIU win over Illinois State on Homecoming. The stadium was named Huskie Stadium in 1974 as Specialists (2): K Christian Hagan, K Josh Orne. part of NIU’s 75th Anniversary celebration. On August 28, 2003, the facility was rededicated as Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium in hon- LETTERWINNERS LOST (21) or of the late Dr. Robert J. Brigham, an institutional icon who carried Offense (13): WR Da’Ron Brown, OT Ryan Brown, FB Ricky Con- the school’s colors for more than 50 years as a student-athlete, as- nors, TB Akeem Daniels, TE Luke Eakes, OG Michael Gegner, OT sistant coach, head coach, director of athletics, and special assistant Tyler Loos, QB Matt McIntosh, OG Wes Ott, OG Tyler Pitt, TE Tim to the president before his retirement in June 2001. Semisch, FB Rob Sterling, TB Cameron Stingily. In addition to playing host to 261 NIU football games, where the Defense (6): LB Jamaal Bass, S Dechane Durante, DT Donovan Gor- Huskies own a 163-96-2 record all-time and have won 30 of their last 31 games, Huskie Stadium is the practice home of the football don, DT Michael Ippolito, DE Jason Meehan, LB Michael Santaca- team, NIU wrestling and women’s gymnastics, and provides locker terina. and equipment room space for several other Huskie teams. Specialists (2): LS Brian Mayer, K/P Tyler Wedel. HUSKIE STADIUM’s 50 GREATEST PLAYERS (Top 10 to be announced in order Aug. 24-Sept. 4) STARTERS* RETURNING (16) Offense (7): RB Joel Bouagnon, WR Juwan Brescacin, OG Aidan John Lalonde, FB (1968-70) Scott Bolzan, OT (1980-83) Conlon, QB Drew Hare, WR Tommylee Lewis (2013), TE Desroy Doug Bartlett, DT (1983-86) Tim Tyrrell, QB (1982-83) Maxwell, C Andrew Ness. Scott Wedige, C (2009-11) Chad Spann, TB (2007-10) Defense (8): CB Anthony Brooks, DE Perez Ford, DT William Lee, P.J. Fleck, WR (1999-2001, 2003) Dan Sheldon, WR (2001-04) LB Rasheen Lemon, CB Paris Logan, LB Boomer Mays, S Marlon Vince Scott, K (1980-83) Mike Terna, LB (1977-80) Moore, DT Corey Thomas. Curt Pardridge, WR (1982-85) Randy Clark, OL (1977-79) Specialist (1): K Christian Hagan. Randee Drew, CB (2000-03) Tom Wittum, P-PK (1969-71) Brad Cieslak, TE (2002-04) Tommylee Lewis, WR-KR (2011- ) STARTERS* LOST (11) Adam Dach, FB (1988-91) Cary Caliendo, DE (1987-90) Jerry Meyers, DT (1973-75) Clarence Vaughn, LB (1983-84, ‘86) Offense (6): WR Da’Ron Brown, OT Ryan Brown, TB Akeem Daniels, Max Gill, DT (1979-82) Trevor Olson, OT (2008-11) TE Luke Eakes, OT Tyler Loos, OG Tyler Pitt. Frank Lewandoski, LB (1976-79) Hollis Thomas, DT (1992-95) Martel Moore, WR (2009-12) Dave Petzke, WR (1977-79) Defense (3): S Dechane Durante, DE Jason Meehan, LB Michael Scott Kellar, DT (1982-85) Doug Free, OT (2003-06) Santacaterina. Dave Petway, S (1977-80) Larry Clark, LB (1970-72) Thomas Hammock, TB (1999-2002) Jimmie Ward, DB (2010-13) Specialist (2): LS Brian Mayer, KO/P Tyler Wedel. Steve Azar, PK (2000-03) Bob Gregolunas, QB-LB (1973-75) Ken Bishop, DT (2012-13) Todd Peat, OT-OG (1983-86) 2014 REDSHIRTS (19) Jake Coffman, DT (2007-10) Mitch Jacoby, TE (1993-96) OL Dale Brown, DT Russell Chambers, LB Renard Cheren, DT Her- Deon Mitchell, WR (1995-98) Stacey Robinson, QB (1989-90) landez Corley, LB Will Daniels, P Peter Deppe, OL Shane Evans, FB Aaron Fischer, WR Kenny Golladay, QB Ryan Graham, DT Ty Harm- ston, CB Tifonte Hunt, S Jawaun Johnson, WR Tommylee Lewis, DE David O’Gorman, S Jimmy Russell, OL Max Scharping, OL Mike Smith, TE Denzel Tolliver.

*started seven games or more (2013) – Tommylee Lewis was a 2013 starter. 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 3 2015 NIU FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 13 Jackson Abresch S 6-1 207 So.-R 1L Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead) 94 Jake Ambrose P 5-10 175 Jr. JC Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor/Orange Coast) 20 Mycial Allen S 5-11 198 So.-R 1L Detroit, Mich. (King) 82 Chad Beebe WR 5-9 184 Jr. 2L Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) 4 Christian Blake WR 6-1 182 So. 1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 28 Joel Bouagnon TB 6-2 226 Jr. 2L Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) 11 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 230 Sr.-R 3L Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.) Acad.] 31 Anthony Brooks CB 5-11 191 Jr.-R 1L Detroit, Mich. (Warren Mott) 24 D.J. Brown RB 5-9 182 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 76 Dale Brown OL 6-3 302 Fr.-R RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) 68 Ron Brown OL 6-3 348 Jr.-R 1L Detroit, Mich. (Mumford) 86 Adam Buirge WR 6-0 191 Fr. HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Park Center) 14 Elijah Campbell S 6-0 195 Jr. JC St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Central/Iowa Western) 91 Russell Chambers DT 6-3 285 Fr.-R RS Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University) 16 Renard Cheren LB 6-0 224 Fr.-R RS Lake Worth, Fla. (Park Vista) 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl DE 6-1 258 Sr.-R 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton) 56 Ben Compton DE 6-4 278 Sr. 1L Windsor, Conn. [Windsor/Monroe College (N.Y.)] 61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 305 Sr.-R 3L Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 58 Josh Corcoran LB 6-3 221 Fr. HS Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South) 97 Herlandez Corley DT 6-2 278 Fr.-R RS Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) 88 Daniel Crawford TE 6-1 240 Fr. HS Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) 41 Will Daniels LB 5-11 221 Fr.-R RS Green Bay, Wis. (Preble) 37 Nolan Dean RB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 18 Peter Deppe P 6-1 203 Fr.-R RS Almont, Mich. (Almont) 37 Milan Dosen K/P 5-8 179 Fr. HS Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 95 Ruben Dunbar DL 6-3 270 So. 1Sq Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) 77 Shane Evans OL 6-4 302 Fr.-R RS Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 16 Tommy Fiedler QB 6-2 192 Fr. HS LaGrange, Ill. (Lyons Township) 47 Aaron Fischer FB 5-10 234 Fr.-R RS Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 8 Ladell Fleming DE 6-0 236 Jr.-R 2L Chicago, Ill. (Julian) 55 Mason Fleury LB 6-0 214 Fr. HS Elgin, Ill. (Hampshire) 40 Sean Folliard LB 6-2 231 Jr. 2L Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 227 Sr. 3L Romeoville, Ill. (Romeoville) 49 Trayshon Foster LB 5-11 188 Fr. HS Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Tuscaloosa Academy) 81 Clayton Glasper WR 6-4 228 Jr.-R 2L Peoria, Ill. (Richwoods) 39 Nate Godwin DB 5-11 206 Fr. HS Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 19 Kenny Golladay WR 6-4 200 Jr.-R 1Sq Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita/North Dakota) 38 Cassius Grady DB 5-9 182 Fr. HS Arlington, Texas (Arlington) 17 Ryan Graham QB 6-1 214 Fr.-R RS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 34 Christian Hagan K 6-0 189 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 12 Drew Hare QB 6-1 218 Jr.-R 1L O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) 59 Ty Harmston DL 6-4 264 Fr.-R RS Stockton, Ill. (Stockton) 20 Keith Harris, Jr. TB 5-8 200 Jr.-R 2L Chicago, Ill. (Leo) 46 Terrell Harris FB 5-11 257 Jr.-R 1Sq Lansing, Ill. (Bloom Trail) 28 Jeffrey Hill DB 5-8 169 Fr. HS Miami, Fla. (Miramar) 46 Jake Hlava DL 6-2 230 Fr. HS Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) 26 Quintin Hoosman RB 5-10 205 Fr. HS Plainfi eld, Ill. (Plainfi eld North) 74 Lincoln Howard OL 6-5 305 Jr.-R 1L Osceola, Wis. (Osceola) 43 Marquis Howard DB 5-10 175 Fr. HS Montgomery, Ala. (Lee) 23 Jordan Huff TB 5-11 218 So.-R 1L Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal) 75 Vince Hughes OL 6-4 270 Fr. HS Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 30 Tifonte Hunt CB 5-9 178 Fr.-R RS Harvey, Ill. (Thornton Township) 27 Jawaun Johnson S 5-11 209 Fr.-R RS East St. Louis, Ill. (New Boston [Texas]) 48 Antonio Jones-Davis LB 5-10 208 Fr. HS Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) 6 Bobby Jones IV LB 6-0 222 So.-R 1L Miami Gardens, Fla. (Monsignor Pace) 21 Marcus Jones RB 5-8 197 Fr. HS Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice) 92 Mario Jones DT 6-0 286 Jr.-R 2L Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard) 96 Marcus Kelly DL 6-2 248 Fr. HS Waukesha, Wis. (West) 36 Corey Kennedy DB 5-8 178 Fr. HS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East) 67 Robert Kraklow OL 6-3 310 Fr. HS Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago) 89 Steven Lee WR 6-2 230 Fr. HS Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) 4 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies 2015 NIU FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School) 90 William Lee DT 6-2 304 So.-R 1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) 9 Rasheen Lemon LB 6-0 220 Sr.-R 3L Chicago, Ill. (Proviso West) 47 Allen Letterer III LB 6-0 224 Fr. HS DeKalb, Ill. (DeKalb) 10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 168 Sr.-R 3L Riviera Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) 29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 195 Sr.-R 3L Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) 19 Shawun Lurry CB 5-8 178 So. 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) 37 Emmett Lynch S 6-0 179 Fr.-R HS Chicago, Ill. (Rich Central) 1 Anthony Maddie QB 6-1 203 Jr.-R 1L Plainfi eld, Ill. (Aurora Christian/Western Michigan) 78 Josh Mailloux OL 6-5 266 Fr. HS Mount Prospect, Ill. (Hersey) 99 Siosifa Malolo DT 5-11 272 Jr. 1Sq Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley/Los Mendanos) 25 Taylor Mashack S 5-11 190 Jr. JC East Palo Alto, Calif. (Menlo Atherton/San Mateo) 7 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 255 Sr. 3L Evanston, Ill. (Amundsen) 24 Brandon Mayes S 5-11 193 So.-R 1L Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) 45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 244 Sr.-R 3L Lawrence, Kan. (Eudora) 27 Dwayne Milton RB 5-8 164 Fr.-R WO Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem) 85 Malik Mitchell WR 6-4 180 So.-R 2Sq Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) 80 Skyler Monaghan WR 5-9 183 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 2 Marlon Moore S 5-9 197 Sr. 3L Mobile, Ala. (C.F. Vigor) 93 Rajshawn Mosley DE 6-2 261 So. 1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) 71 Levon Myers OL 6-5 309 Jr.-R 2L Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 314 Sr.-R 3L O’Fallon, Mo. (Christian Brothers College) 13 Jordan Niemeyer WR 5-11 188 Fr. HS Woodstock, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic) 51 David O’Gorman DE 5-11 244 Fr.-R RS Watertown, Wis. (Watertown) 5 Mayomi Olootu CB 5-9 180 So. 1L Allen, Texas (Allen) 25 Josh Orne K 6-0 218 Jr. 1L Wales, Wis. (Kettle Moraine) 33 Jamaal Payton LB 6-0 226 Jr. 2L Bellwood, Ill. (Proviso West) 29 Dae’jon Perry WR 5-9 173 Fr. HS Aurora, Ill. (Oswego East) 57 Kyle Pugh LB 5-11 228 Fr. HS Chicago Heights, Ill. (Bloom Township) 66 Bobby Ramlet LS 6-3 236 Jr.-R 3Sq Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 98 Ryan Roberts TE 6-6 238 Fr. HS Northville, Mich. (Northville) 18 Charlie Rotherham QB 6-0 188 Fr. HS Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) 70 Josh Ruka OL 6-5 330 Jr.-R 2L Greenfi eld, Wis. (Greenfi eld) 32 Jimmy Russell S 5-10 201 So.-R 1Sq DeKalb, Ill. (DeKalb) 3 Ezra Saffold WR 5-7 168 So. 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) 63 Hayden Sak LS 6-2 250 Fr. HS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) 14 Daniel Santacaterina QB 6-1 198 Fr. HS Geneva, Ill. (Northville) 73 Max Scharping OL 6-6 311 Fr.-R RS Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 60 Alex Schlee OL 6-4 291 Fr. HS Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 42 Alex Schwab LB 6-1 223 So.-R RS New Berlin, Wis. (W. Allis Hale/SEMO) 45 Ross Sealby FB 5-11 235 Fr. HS Byron, Ill. (Byron) 64 Luke Shively OL 6-2 288 Fr.-R RS Tipton, Ind. (Tipton) 50 Austin Smaha DE 6-1 232 Jr. 2L Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere North) 1 Albert Smalls CB 6-1 197 So. 1L Miramar, Fla. (Monsignor Pace) 36 Draco Smith TB 5-9 196 Jr. 2L Hammond, Ind. [Mt. Carmel (Ill.)] 62 Mike Smith OL 6-4 305 Fr.-R RS Schaumburg, Ill. (Conant) 42 Sutton Smith RB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Saint Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell) 26 Trequan Smith DB 5-11 176 Fr. HS Boynton Beach, Fla. (Boynton Beach) 72 Jordan Steckler OL 6-4 306 Fr. HS Two Rivers, Wis. (Two Rivers) 39 Ryan Stendler TE 6-4 257 So.-R 2Sq Mequon, Wis. (Homestead) 52 Cody Sullivan LB 6-0 225 So.-R 2Sq Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 98 Twan Taylor DE 6-3 224 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Rich Central) 83 Spencer Tears WR 6-0 180 Fr. HS Robbins, Ill. (H.L. Richards) 84 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 248 Sr.-R 4Sq Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Buffalo Grove) 69 Corey Thomas DT 6-2 306 Jr.-R 1L Chicago, Ill. (Lindblom Math & Science Acad.) 40 Maalik Todd TB 5-8 158 Fr. HS Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township) 87 Denzel Tolliver TE 6-2 239 Fr.-R RS Hillside, Ill. (Proviso West) 79 Scott Topole OL 6-4 254 Fr. HS Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove) 22 Aregeros Turner WR 5-11 178 Jr. 2L Copley, Ohio (Copley) 65 Nathan Veloz OL 6-4 322 Fr. HS Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek) 35 Shane Wimann TE/FB 6-4 254 So.-R 1L Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (Wisconsin Dells) 53 Quintin Wynne DL 6-1 230 Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers) 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 5 2015 NIU FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Anthony Maddie QB 6-1 203 Jr.-R 1L Plainfi eld, Ill. (Aurora Christian/Western Michigan) 1 Albert Smalls CB 6-1 197 So. 1L Miramar, Fla. (Monsignor Pace) 2 Marlon Moore S 5-9 197 Sr. 3L Mobile, Ala. (C.F. Vigor) 3 Ezra Saffold WR 5-7 168 So. 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) 4 Christian Blake WR 6-1 182 So. 1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 5 Mayomi Olootu CB 5-9 180 So. 1L Allen, Texas (Allen) 6 Bobby Jones IV LB 6-0 222 So.-R 1L Miami Gardens, Fla. (Monsignor Pace) 7 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 255 Sr. 3L Evanston, Ill. (Amundsen) 8 Ladell Fleming DE 6-0 236 Jr.-R 2L Chicago, Ill. (Julian) 9 Rasheen Lemon LB 6-0 220 Sr.-R 3L Chicago, Ill. (Proviso West) 10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 168 Sr.-R 3L Riviera Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) 11 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 230 Sr.-R 3L Mississauga, Ont., Canada [Culver (Ind.) Acad.] 12 Drew Hare QB 6-1 218 Jr.-R 1L O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) 13 Jackson Abresch S 6-1 207 So.-R 1L Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead) 13 Jordan Niemeyer WR 5-11 188 Fr. HS Woodstock, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic) 14 Daniel Santacaterina QB 6-1 198 Fr. HS Geneva, Ill. (Northville) 14 Elijah Campbell S 6-0 195 Jr. JC St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Central/Iowa Western) 16 Renard Cheren LB 6-0 224 Fr.-R RS Lake Worth, Fla. (Park Vista) 16 Tommy Fiedler QB 6-2 192 Fr. HS LaGrange, Ill. (Lyons Township) 17 Ryan Graham QB 6-1 214 Fr.-R RS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 18 Peter Deppe P 6-1 203 Fr.-R RS Almont, Mich. (Almont) 18 Charlie Rotherham QB 6-0 188 Fr. HS Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) 19 Kenny Golladay WR 6-4 208 Jr.-R 1Sq Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita/North Dakota) 19 Shawun Lurry CB 5-8 178 So. 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (W.T. Dwyer) 20 Keith Harris, Jr. TB 5-8 200 Jr.-R 2L Chicago, Ill. (Leo) 20 Mycial Allen S 5-11 198 So.-R 1L Detroit, Mich. (King) 21 Marcus Jones RB 5-8 197 Fr. HS Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice) 22 Aregeros Turner WR 5-11 178 Jr. 2L Copley, Ohio (Copley) 23 Jordan Huff TB 5-11 218 So.-R 1L Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal) 24 Brandon Mayes S 5-11 193 So.-R 1L Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) 24 D.J. Brown RB 5-9 182 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 25 Josh Orne K 6-0 218 Jr. 1L Wales, Wis. (Kettle Moraine) 25 Taylor Mashack S 5-11 190 Jr. JC East Palo Alto, Calif. (Menlo Atherton/San Mateo) 26 Quintin Hoosman RB 5-10 205 Fr. HS Plainfi eld, Ill. (Plainfi eld North) 26 Trequan Smith DB 5-11 176 Fr. HS Boynton Beach, Fla. (Boynton Beach) 27 Dwayne Milton RB 5-8 164 Fr.-R WO Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem) 27 Jawaun Johnson S 5-11 209 Fr.-R RS East St. Louis, Ill. (New Boston [Texas]) 28 Joel Bouagnon TB 6-2 226 Jr. 2L Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) 28 Jeffrey Hill DB 5-8 169 Fr. HS Miami, Fla. (Miramar) 29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 195 Sr.-R 3L Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) 29 Dae’jon Perry WR 5-9 173 Fr. HS Aurora, Ill. (Oswego East) 30 Tifonte Hunt CB 5-9 178 Fr.-R RS Harvey, Ill. (Thornton Township) 31 Anthony Brooks CB 5-11 191 Jr.-R 1L Detroit, Mich. (Warren Mott) 32 Jimmy Russell S 5-10 201 So.-R 1Sq DeKalb, Ill. (DeKalb) 33 Jamaal Payton LB 6-0 226 Jr. 2L Bellwood, Ill. (Proviso West) 34 Christian Hagan K 6-0 189 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 35 Shane Wimann TE/FB 6-4 254 So.-R 1L Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (Wisconsin Dells) 36 Draco Smith TB 5-9 196 Jr. 2L Hammond, Ind. [Mt. Carmel (Ill.)] 36 Corey Kennedy DB 5-8 178 Fr. HS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East) 37 Nolan Dean RB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 37 Emmett Lynch S 6-0 179 Fr.-R HS Chicago, Ill. (Rich Central) 37 Milan Dosen K/P 5-8 179 Fr. HS Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) 38 Cassius Grady DB 5-9 182 Fr. HS Arlington, Texas (Arlington) 39 Ryan Stendler TE 6-4 257 So.-R 2Sq Mequon, Wis. (Homestead) 39 Nate Godwin DB 5-11 206 Fr. HS Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 40 Maalik Todd TB 5-8 158 Fr. HS Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township) 40 Sean Folliard LB 6-2 231 Jr. 2L Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 41 Will Daniels LB 5-11 221 Fr.-R RS Green Bay, Wis. (Preble) 42 Alex Schwab LB 6-1 223 So.-R RS New Berlin, Wis. (W. Allis Hale/SEMO) 42 Sutton Smith RB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Saint Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell) 43 Marquis Howard DB 5-10 175 Fr. HS Montgomery, Ala. (Lee) 6 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies 2015 NIU FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 227 Sr. 3L Romeoville, Ill. (Romeoville) 45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 244 Sr.-R 3L Lawrence, Kan. (Eudora) 45 Ross Sealby FB 5-11 235 Fr. HS Byron, Ill. (Byron) 46 Terrell Harris FB 5-11 257 Jr.-R 1Sq Lansing, Ill. (Bloom Trail) 46 Jake Hlava DL 6-2 230 Fr. HS Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) 47 Aaron Fischer FB 5-10 234 Fr.-R RS Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 47 Allen Letterer III LB 6-0 224 Fr. HS DeKalb, Ill. (DeKalb) 48 Antonio Jones-Davis LB 5-10 208 Fr. HS Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) 49 Trayshon Foster LB 5-11 188 Fr. HS Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Tuscaloosa Academy) 50 Austin Smaha DE 6-1 232 Jr. 2L Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere North) 51 David O’Gorman DE 5-11 244 Fr.-R RS Watertown, Wis. (Watertown) 52 Cody Sullivan LB 6-0 225 So.-R 2Sq Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 53 Quintin Wynne DL 6-1 230 Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers) 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl DE 6-1 258 Sr.-R 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton) 55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 314 Sr.-R 3L O’Fallon, Mo. (Christian Brothers College) 55 Mason Fleury LB 6-0 214 Fr. HS Elgin, Ill. (Hampshire) 56 Ben Compton DE 6-4 278 Sr. 1L Windsor, Conn. [Windsor/Monroe College (N.Y.)] 57 Kyle Pugh LB 5-11 228 Fr. HS Chicago Heights, Ill. (Bloom Township) 58 Josh Corcoran LB 6-3 221 Fr. HS Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South) 59 Ty Harmston DL 6-4 264 Fr.-R RS Stockton, Ill. (Stockton) 60 Alex Schlee OL 6-4 291 Fr. HS Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 305 Sr.-R 3L Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 62 Mike Smith OL 6-4 305 Fr.-R RS Schaumburg, Ill. (Conant) 63 Hayden Sak LS 6-2 250 Fr. HS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) 64 Luke Shively OL 6-2 288 Fr.-R RS Tipton, Ind. (Tipton) 65 Nathan Veloz OL 6-4 322 Fr. HS Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek) 66 Bobby Ramlet LS 6-3 236 Jr.-R 3Sq Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 67 Robert Kraklow OL 6-3 310 Fr. HS Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago) 68 Ron Brown OL 6-3 348 Jr.-R 1L Detroit, Mich. (Mumford) 69 Corey Thomas DT 6-2 306 Jr.-R 1L Chicago, Ill. (Lindblom Math & Science Acad.) 70 Josh Ruka OL 6-5 330 Jr.-R 2L Greenfi eld, Wis. (Greenfi eld) 71 Levon Myers OL 6-5 309 Jr.-R 2L Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 72 Jordan Steckler OL 6-4 306 Fr. HS Two Rivers, Wis. (Two Rivers) 73 Max Scharping OL 6-6 311 Fr.-R RS Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 74 Lincoln Howard OL 6-5 305 Jr.-R 1L Osceola, Wis. (Osceola) 75 Vince Hughes OL 6-4 270 Fr. HS Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 76 Dale Brown OL 6-3 302 Fr.-R RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) 77 Shane Evans OL 6-4 302 Fr.-R RS Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 78 Josh Mailloux OL 6-5 266 Fr. HS Mount Prospect, Ill. (Hersey) 79 Scott Topole OL 6-4 254 Fr. HS Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove) 80 Skyler Monaghan WR 5-9 183 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 81 Clayton Glasper WR 6-4 228 Jr.-R 2L Peoria, Ill. (Richwoods) 82 Chad Beebe WR 5-9 184 Jr. 2L Aurora, Ill. (Aurora Christian) 83 Spencer Tears WR 6-0 180 Fr. HS Robbins, Ill. (H.L. Richards) 84 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 248 Sr.-R 4Sq Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Buffalo Grove) 85 Malik Mitchell WR 6-4 180 So.-R 2Sq Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) 86 Adam Buirge WR 6-0 191 Fr. HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Park Center) 87 Denzel Tolliver TE 6-2 239 Fr.-R RS Hillside, Ill. (Proviso West) 88 Daniel Crawford TE 6-1 240 Fr. HS Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) 89 Steven Lee WR 6-2 230 Fr. HS Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) 90 William Lee DT 6-2 304 So.-R 1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) 91 Russell Chambers DT 6-3 285 Fr.-R RS Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University) 92 Mario Jones DT 6-0 286 Jr.-R 2L Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard) 93 Rajshawn Mosley DE 6-2 261 So. 1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) 94 Jake Ambrose P 5-10 175 Jr. JC Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor/Orange Coast) 95 Ruben Dunbar DL 6-3 270 So. 1Sq Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) 96 Marcus Kelly DL 6-2 248 Fr. HS Waukesha, Wis. (West) 97 Herlandez Corley DT 6-2 278 Fr.-R RS Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) 98 Ryan Roberts TE 6-6 238 Fr. HS Northville, Mich. (Northville) 98 Twan Taylor DE 6-3 224 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Rich Central) 99 Siosifa Malolo DT 5-11 272 Jr. 1Sq Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley/Los Mendanos) 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 7 2015 NIU FOOTBALL PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR 11 Juwan Brescacin (6-4, 228, Sr.-R) ...... Mississauga, Ont. DE 54 Cameron Clinton-Earl (6-1, 253, Sr.-R) ..Milwaukee, Wis. 19 Kenny Golladay (6-4, 200, Jr.-R)...... Chicago, Ill. 93 Rajshawn Mosley (6-2, 260, So.) ...... Indianapolis, Ind.

WR 10 Tommylee Lewis (5-7, 161, Sr.-R) ...... Riviera Beach, Fla. DT 90 William Lee (6-2, 303, So.-R) ...... Indianapolis, Ind. 82 Chad Beebe (5-9, 177, Jr.) ...... Aurora, Ill. 92 Mario Jones (6-0, 282, Jr.-R) ...... Chicago, Ill.

TE 7 Desroy Maxwell (6-2, 259, Jr.) ...... Evanston, Ill. DT 56 Ben Compton (6-4, 263, Sr.) ...... Windsor, Conn. 39 Ryan Stendler (6-4, 261, So.-R) ...... Mequon, Wis. 91 Russell Chambers (6-3, 285, Fr.-R) ...... Milwaukee, Wis.

84 Kevin Tennenbaum (6-3, 242, Sr.-R) .....Buffalo Grove, Ill. DE 44 Perez Ford (6-0, 223, Sr.) ...... Romeoville, Ill. LT 71 Levon Myers (6-5, 299, Jr.-R) ...... Franklin, Wis. 8 Ladell Fleming (6-0, 224, Jr.-R) ...... Chicago, Ill.

68 Ron Brown (6-3, 336, Jr.-R) ...... Detroit, Mich. OLB 6 Bobby Jones IV (6-0, 219, So.-R) .....Miami Gardens, Fla. LG 61 Aidan Conlon (6-3, 301, Sr.-R)...... Flossmoor, Ill. OR 16 Renard Cheren (6-0, 219, Fr.) ...... Hammond, Ind.

76 Dale Brown (6-3, 298, Fr.-R) ...... Lee’s Summit, Mo. MLB 45 Boomer Mays (6-0, 246, Sr.-R) ...... Lawrence, Kan. C 55 Andrew Ness (6-3, 298, Jr.-R) ...... O’Fallon, Mo. 33 Jamaal Payton (6-0, 230, Jr.) ...... Bellwood, Ill.

64 Luke Shively (6-2, 289, Fr.-R) ...... Tipton, Ind. OLB 40 Sean Folliard (6-2, 229, Jr.) ...... Crystal Lake, Ill. 77 Shane Evans (6-4, 296, Fr.-R) ...... Crystal Lake, Ill. 42 Alex Schwab (6-1, 217, So.-R) ...... New Berlin, Wis.

RG 70 Josh Ruka (6-5, 305, Jr.-R) ...... Greenﬁ eld, Wis. CB 31 Anthony Brooks (5-11, 191, Jr.) ...... Detroit, Mich. 62 Mike Smith (6-4, 301, Fr.-R)...... Schaumburg, Ill. OR 1 Albert Smalls (6-1, 198, So.) ...... Miramar, Fla. RT 74 Lincoln Howard (6-5, 301, Jr.-R) ...... Osceola, Wis. 19 Shawun Lurry (5-8, 174, So.) ...... West Palm Beach, Fla. 73 Max Scharping (6-6, 310, Fr.-R) ...... Green Bay, Wis. SS 2 Marlon Moore (5-9, 195, Sr.)...... Mobile, Ala. QB 12 Drew Hare (6-1, 210, Jr.-R) ...... O’Fallon, Mo. 27 Jawaun Johnson (5-11, 205, Fr.-R) ....New Boston, Texas

1 Anthony Maddie (6-1, 204, Jr.-R) ...... Plainﬁ eld, Ill. FS 24 Brandon Mayes (5-11, 188, So.-R) ...... Aurora, Ill. 17 Ryan Graham (6-1, 207, Fr.-R) ...... Wheaton, Ill. 20 Mycial Allen (5-11, 198, So.-R) ...... Detroit, Mich. FB 35 Shane Wimann (6-4, 249, So.-R) ...Wisconsin Dells, Wis. CB 29 Paris Logan (5-9, 189 Sr.-R) ...... Columbia, Mo. 87 Denzel Tolliver (6-2, 230, Fr.-R) ...... Hillside, Ill. 5 Mayomi Olootu (5-9, 180, So.) ...... Allen, Texas TB 28 Joel Bouagnon (6-2, 224, Jr.)...... Aurora, Ill. 20 Keith Harris, Jr. (5-8, 196, Jr.-R) ...... Chicago, Ill. 23 Jordan Huff (5-11, 218, So.-R) ...... Mobile, Ala. AND 36 Draco Smith (5-9, 195, Jr.) ...... Hammond, Ind. SPECIALISTS

P 94 Jake Ambrose (5-10, 160, Jr.-R) .....Newport Beach, Calif. PK 34 Christian Hagan (6-0, 180, So.) ...... Omaha, Neb. KO 25 Josh Orne (6-0, 220, So.) ...... Wales, Wis. HO 82 Chad Beebe (5-9, 177, Jr.) ...... Aurora, Ill. SN 66 Bobby Ramlet (6-3, 231, So.-R) ...... Appleton, Wis.

— 2015 NIU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE — Name ...... Pronunciation Name ...... Pronunciation Name ...... Pronunciation Jackson Abresch ...... Obb-RESH Jake Hlava ...... LA-vuh Dae’Jon Perry ...... DAY-zhon Mycial Allen ...... My-KALE Tifonte Hunt ...... Tih-FON-TAY Charlie Rotherham ...... RAH-thurr-HAM Chad Beebe ...... B-B Jawaun Johnson ...... Juh-WAHN Josh Ruka ...... RUKE-uh Joel Bouagnon ...... Joe-ELL Bwon-NYO Robert Kraklow ...... CRACK-loh Hayden Sak ...... SACK Juwan Brescacin ...... juh-WAHN bress-cuh-SIN Shawun Lurry ...... Sha-WAHN LURR-ee Daniel Santacaterina .....san-tuh-CAT-err-EEN-uh Adam Buirge ...... BURJ Josh Mailloux ...... MAY-loo Alex Schlee ...... SHLAY Renard Cheren ...... reh-NARD SURE-en Siosifa Malolo ...... SEE-oh-SEE-fuh Muh-LO-LO Luke Shively ...... SHIVE-lee Aidan Conlon ...... AY-den Taylor Mashack ...... MAY-shak Austin Smaha ...... SMAH-ha Peter Deppe ...... DEP-ee Desroy Maxwell ...... DEZ-roy Draco Smith ...... DRAKE-oh Tommy Fiedler ...... FEED-lurr Malik Mitchell ...... muh-LEEK Trequan Smith ...... TRAY-qwon Ladell Fleming ...... luh-DELL Skyler Monaghan ...... MON-uh-HANN Spencer Tears ...... TEERS Mason Fleury ...... Flurr-EE Rajshawn Mosley ...... RAY-shawn MOHS-lee Scott Topole...... TOPE-ul Sean Folliard ...... FAHL-yerd Levon Myers ...... LEE-von Aregeros Turner ...... are-GAIR-oce Christian Hagan ...... HAY-gin (hard g) Jordan Niemeyer ...... Nee-MY-er Nathan Veloz ...... vell-OHS Quintin Hoosman ...... HOOSS-min Mayomi Olootu ...... MAY-YO-mee uh-LOH-too Shane Wimann ...... WHY-men Marquise Howard ...... Mahr-KWEESE Josh Orne ...... (rhymes with Corn) Quintin Wynne ...... WIN

8 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies MEET THE COACHES NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF ROD CAREY Head Coach | Third Season Indiana (1993) | Fifth Season at NIU

In a conference renowned for producing some of the fi nest coaches ABOUT CAREY in college football, NIU head coach Rod Carey has compiled as many victories as COACHING EXPERIENCE any head coach in their fi rst two seasons 2011- NIU • Head Coach^ (2012) in the Mid-American Conference. • Offensive Coordinator* (2012) Carey’s fi rst two years at NIU have produced 23 victories, more than • Offensive Line/Run Game Coord. (2012) the likes of Urban Meyer (Bowling Green), Gary Pinkel (Toledo), Jerry • Offensive Line (2011) Kill (NIU) or Brian Kelly (Central Michigan) in their fi rst two years in 2008-10 North Dakota (Offensive Line) the conference. His two-season win total is matched only by his NIU 2007 Illinois State (Offensive Line) predecessor, Dave Doeren. He enters his third season tied for eighth 2000-06 Wisconsin-Stout (Off. Coord./Off. Line) on NIU’s all-time coaching wins list, and needs just three victories to 1998-99 Minnesota (Graduate Assistant) surpass Bill Mallory and Jerry Ippoliti for sixth place. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Carey, who enters his third season as head coach at NIU with a 23-6 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU Head Coach) overall record, has been a big part of the Huskies dominance of the 2013 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (NIU Head Coach) fi rst half of this decade as both head coach and as an assistant. Carey 2013 Orange Bowl (NIU Head Coach) coached the fi rst MAC team ever to reach a Bowl Championship Series 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl (NIU) (BCS) bowl game when he led the Huskies against Florida State in the 2000 NCAA D-III Playoffs (UW-Stout) 2013 Discover Orange Bowl. The next season he made history again, 1999 Sun Bowl (Minnesota) 1993 Independence Bowl (Indiana, Player) 1991 Copper Bowl (Indiana, Player) 1990 Peach Bowl (Indiana, Player)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1989-93 Indiana (Center)

EDUCATION College B.A., Indiana, 1993

PERSONAL Birthdate July 24, 1971 Birthplace Madison, Wis. Hometown Wayzata, Minn. Family Wife, Tonya, daughter Kennedi (8) and son Charlie (6).

^ – Named NIU’s 22nd head football coach Dec. 2, 2012 * – Assumed offensive ccordinator duties Sept. 2, 2012

helping develop Jordan Lynch into the fi rst Heisman Trophy fi nalist in NIU and MAC history. Carey has also led the Huskies to three wins over Big Ten teams during his two seasons as head coach. Since his arrival on staff in 2011, Carey has helped NIU claim three MAC Championships in four seasons, as offensive line coach in 2011, offensive coordinator in 2012 and head coach in 2014. Prolifi c offensive production, leading to four consecutive 11-plus win seasons, has been a hallmark of Carey’s four seasons in DeKalb. The 2011 MAC championship was NIU’s fi rst since 1983 and two of Carey’s offensive linemen, center Scott Wedige and left tackle Trevor Olson, were named All-Americans by CBSSports.com and Phil Steele’s magazine, respectively. During a four-month period the following fall, Carey went from coordinating the run game and coaching the offensive line, to offensive coordinator of one of the nation’s most prolifi c offenses, to Rod Carey became the fi rst NIU head coach to lead the Huskies to wins head coach in the Orange Bowl. On December 2, 2012, just minutes over two Big Ten teams in the same season and a 12-0 undefeated regular before NIU received its historic bid to face Florida State in Miami, season en route to earning 2013 MAC Coach of the Year honors. Carey was named the 22nd head football coach in school history. 10 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF

After two fourth-quarter touchdowns by the Seminoles turned a 17-10 game into a 31-10 fi nal score in that game, Carey returned to DeKalb where he and his newly-built staff went to work, determined to capitalize on the momentum of the Orange Bowl appearance and the Huskies’ second straight MAC Championship. That hard work paid off in 2013 as Carey led NIU to an undefeated regular season that included two wins over Big Ten Conference teams - a 30-27 last-minute win over Iowa in the season opener and a 55- 24 blowout victory at Purdue. Behind All-Americans Jordan Lynch and Jimmie Ward, the Huskies spent 12 weeks in the Top 25 rankings and coasted through the league slate to win the MAC West title and advance to the MAC Championship game for the fourth straight year. Carey became the third NIU mentor to be named the MAC Coach of the Year, following in the footsteps of greats Bill Mallory (1983) and Joe Novak (2002), and was a semifi nalist for the Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year Award. He is the fi rst league coach to win two games over Big Ten Conference opponents in one season and now has claimed three Big Ten victories in two seasons. Following Lynch’s graduation, many wondered if Carey and the Huskies could continue their success in 2014. They answered the question in emphatic fashion, recording an 11-3 mark while winning another MAC Championship with a dominating 51-17 victory over Bowling Green in the title game. NIU posted another victory over a Big Ten foe, winning at Northwestern, and 10 Huskies earned All-MAC honors. A fi ery competitor who despises losing, Carey’s connection to NIU goes through Mallory as the former Huskie mentor was Carey’s The Carey Family: Tonya, Charlie, Kennedi and Rod. collegiate coach at Indiana University. Given that, he brought a healthy respect for NIU’s history when he arrived, has worked to leadership to social media usage to life after football and beyond. foster appreciation for the NIU tradition among the current Huskies Under his leadership, NIU’s Academic Progress Rate, Graduation and has made a special effort to connect with the football alumni. Success Rate and team grade point average have continued to rank Mallory was happy to see one of his former players take the reins at the top of the MAC and in some cases, among the best in college of the Huskie program, and has been seen on the sidelines of several football. At 91 percent, NIU had the highest Graduation Success Rate NIU games over the last two seasons. of any public institution that played in a bowl game a year ago, and “I had the greatest respect for Rod as a player,” Mallory said. “He ranked seventh overall among bowl teams. had everything you want to see in a person and in a coach. Carey joined the Huskies after three seasons coaching the offensive “He is a quality person, a great character individual, a good people line at the University of North Dakota where his line paved the way person and a caring individual, the qualities you like to see in a person for UND 1,000-yard rusher Josh Murray (1,146 yards) in 2008 and for and in a coach. He is very focused, he is a competitor, he knows his the No. 2 running back in the Great West Conference a year later. The football and has an excellent coaching background.” Fighting Sioux also passed for 2,000 yards in 2009. Five of Carey’s In addition to connecting the past and present of Huskie football, offensive linemen earned GWC all-conference honors in his last three Carey has continued to prioritize academic success and the seasons. development of each individual by providing community service Prior to going to North Dakota, Carey spent the 2007 season as the opportunities and bringing in guest speakers to address issues from offensive line coach at Illinois State. His Redbird offensive line featured three players that received professional football opportunities. From 2000-06, Carey served on the coaching staff at the University DEBUT BY COMPARISON of Wisconsin-Stout, where he was the offensive coordinator and Rod Carey’s career record of 23-5 in his fi rst two seasons as NIU offensive line coach. His offensive units averaged nearly 400 yards head coach ties his Huskie predecessor and is better than the two- per game during his seven seasons and set 14 records, including the all-time conference rushing record. He coached Blue Devils’ offensive year record posted by seven other former MAC head coaches who lineman Ben Knepper, one of the most decorated players ever at have since gone on to lead a program in one of the so-called “Power UW-Stout, to multiple All-American and all-conference honors. In all, 5” leagues. Carey coached 26 all-conference selections and seven All-Americans during his time at UW-Stout. Head Coach, School MAC School (Years) Record Pct. Carey began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Dave Doeren, N.C. State NIU (2011-12) 23-4 .852 Minnesota (1998-99) where he helped the Gophers to their fi rst bowl Rod Carey, NIU NIU (2013-14) 23-6* .793 game in over a decade with a trip to the 1999 Sun Bowl. Prior to UM, Urban Meyer, Ohio State Bowling Green (2001-02) 17-6 .739 he spent four seasons in the high school ranks at his alma mater, Darrell Hazell, Purdue Kent State (2011-12) 16-10 .615 Wayzata (Minn.) High School, from 1994-97. Gary Pinkel, Missouri Toledo (1991-2000) 13-8-1 .614 A three-year starter at center for Indiana during his collegiate Tim Beckman, Illinois Toledo (2009-11) 13-12 .520 playing days, Carey served as a team captain and won IU’s Corby Jerry Kill, Minnesota NIU (2008-10) 13-13 .500 Davis Outstanding Offensive Player Award as a senior. He earned his Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Central Michigan (2004-06) 10-12 .456 bachelor’s degree from Indiana in 1994. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest Bowling Green (2009-13) 9-16 .360 Carey and his wife Tonya have two children, daughter Kennedi (11) * - Does not include 2013 Orange Bowl loss to Florida State and son Charlie (8). 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 11 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF

CAREY’S COACHING RECORD Year School W-L-T Postseason Responsibilities 1998 Minnesota 5-6-0 None Graduate Assistant 1999 Minnesota 8-4-0 Sun Bowl Graduate Assistant Minnesota Totals (2 seasons) 13-10-0 One Bowl Appearance

2000 Wisconsin-Stout 10-1-0 NCAA Playoffs Offensive Coord./Offensive Line 2001 Wisconsin-Stout 6-3-0 None Offensive Coord./Offensive Line 2002 Wisconsin-Stout 7-3-0 None Offensive Coord./Offensive Line 2003 Wisconsin-Stout 6-4-0 None Offensive Coord./Offensive Line 2004 Wisconsin-Stout 5-4-0 None Offensive Coord./Offensive Line 2005 Wisconsin-Stout 6-4-0 None Offensive Coord./Offensive Line 2006 Wisconsin-Stout 3-7-0 None Offensive Coord./Offensive Line Wisconsin-Stout Totals (7 seasons) 43-26-0 One Playoff Appearance

2007 Illinois State 4-7-0 None Offensive Line Illinois State Totals (1 season) 4-7-0

2008 North Dakota 6-4-0 None Offensive Line 2009 North Dakota 6-5-0 None Offensive Line 2010 North Dakota 3-8-0 None Offensive Line North Dakota Totals (3 seasons) 15-17-0

2011 NIU 11-3-0 MAC Champions, GoDaddy.com Bowl Offensive Line 2012 NIU 12-2-0 MAC Champions, Orange Bowl Off. Line/Run Game Coord./Off. Coord./Head Coach 2013 NIU 12-2-0 MAC West Champions, Poinsettia Bowl Head Coach 2014 NIU 11-3-0 MAC Champions, Boca Raton Bowl Head Coach NIU Totals (4 seasons) 46-10-0 Three MAC Championships, Four Bowl Appearances

CAREER TOTALS (17 seasons) 121-70 (.634) Two MAC Championships, Three Bowl Games, One Playoff Appearance

As NIU Head Coach (2+ seasons) 23-6-0 (.793) MAC Championship, Two MAC West Titles, Three Bowl Appearances

— NIU Career Coaching Victories — BY WINS Name Year(s) G W L T Pct. 1. George “Chick” Evans 1929-54 222 132 70 20 .640 2. Howard Fletcher 1956-68 123 74 48 1 .606 3. Joe Novak 1996-2007 139 63 76 0 .453 4. William W. Wirtz 1910-16 59 33 17 9 .636 Jerry Pettibone 1985-90 66 33 32 1 .508 6. Bill Mallory 1980-83 44 25 19 0 .568 Jerry Ippoliti 1971-75 55 25 29 1 .464 8. Rod Carey# 2013-14 29 23 6 0 .793 Dave Doeren 2011-12 27 23 4 0 .852 Jerry Kill 2008-10 39 23 16 0 .696

BY WINNING PERCENTAGE (minimum of 25 games coached) Name Year(s) G W L T Pct. 1. Dave Doeren 2011-12 27 23 4 0 .852 2. Rod Carey# 2013-14 29 23 6 0 .793 3. Jerry Kill 2008-10 39 23 16 0 .696 4. John L. Keith 1899-1903 29 17 7 5 .672 5. George “Chick” Evans 1929-54 222 132 70 20 .640 6. William W. Wirtz 1910-16 59 33 17 9 .636 7. Howard Fletcher 1956-68 123 74 48 1 .606 8. Bill Mallory 1980-83 44 25 19 0 .568 9. Jerry Pettibone 1985-90 66 33 32 1 .508 10. Jerry Ippoliti 1971-75 55 25 29 1 .464 In just two seasons at the helm of the Huskie program, Carey has led NIU to three wins over #Interim head coach for 2013 Orange Bowl. teams from the Big Ten Conference. 12 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF BOB COLE Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | Fifth Season at NIU Widener (1982)

An experienced offensive coach who has served as offensive coordinator at ABOUT COLE six different universities, Bob Cole begins his third season as the Huskies’ offensive COACHING EXPERIENCE coordinator and enters his fi fth season 2011- NIU overall at NIU. • Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2013-) Under Cole’s direction in 2014, the Huskie offense thrived even after • Quarterbacks (2012) • Wide Receivers (2011) the departure of Heisman Trophy fi nalist Jordan Lynch. With sophomore 2009-10 Western Kentucky (Quarterbacks) Drew Hare taking over the reins as the team’s new starting quarterback, 2008 Wyoming (Off. Coord./QBs) NIU’s offense averaged 441.2 yards and 31.5 points per game on its 2004-07 Florida A&M (Off. Coord./QBs) way to a fi fth straight 11-win season, a fi fth consecutive MAC West title 2000-04 Utah State (Offensive Coordinator) and a third MAC Championship Game victory in fi ve years. 1999-2000 Montana (Offensive Coordinator) After beginning his time at NIU as wide receivers coach in 2011, Cole 1993-99 Portland State (Off. Coord./QBs) returned to lead the position group he has worked with the most over 1988-93 Sonoma State (Off. Coord./QBs) the years, coaching the Huskie quarterbacks starting in 2012. 1985-88 San Leandro H.S. (Head Coach) Under his tutelage, Lynch, who fi nished seventh in the 2012 Heisman 1983-84 Moreau H.S. (Assistant Coach) voting, turned in a record-setting senior season in 2013, becoming the fi rst NCAA player to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,500 yards. The POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2012 Mid-American Conference MVP tallied 353.8 yards of total offense 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) and led the nation with 12 rushing touchdowns. 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) Lynch took his play to a new level in his second season as a starter 2013 Orange Bowl (NIU) en route to fi nishing third in the 2013 Heisman Trophy voting to set a 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl (NIU) Mid-American Conference record. Lynch, who was named a fi rst team 2000 FCS National Finals (Montana) All-American and was a fi nalist for multiple national quarterback awards, 1999 FCS Playoffs (Montana) passed for 2,892 yards and rushing for 1,920 while breaking numerous 1993-95 Division II Playoffs (PSU) NCAA, league and school records. The Huskie offense also set three 1979-81 Division III Playoffs (Widener, Player) MAC and nine school records in 2013 during Cole’s fi rst season calling PLAYING EXPERIENCE the plays. 1979-81 Widener (Quarterback) Cole has helped guide some of the most productive offenses in NIU history. Under Cole’s guidance in 2011, the Huskies developed EDUCATION one of the most consistent and deep receiving corps in NIU history, College B.S., Widener, 1982 contributing to a record-setting offensive season and the 2011 Mid- American Conference Championship. PERSONAL Cole is a 26-year collegiate coaching veteran who has made stops at Birthdate Sept. 26, 1959 seven colleges and two high schools in his career. Prior to spending the Birthplace Allentown, Pa. 2009 campaign at Western Kentucky where he served as quarterbacks Hometown Whitehall, Pa. coach, Cole was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Family Wife, Kathy, daughter Zoe (16) and son Bobby (15). the University of Wyoming in 2008. He went to Wyoming after three seasons (2005-07) in the same role at Florida A&M University, where Cole spent six seasons (1993-98) at Portland State as offensive Rattlers’ quarterback Albert Chester led the Mid-Eastern Athletic coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his tenure, PSU ranked in Conference in passing and total offense in 2006. the top 10 in the nation in total offense three times - in 1994, 1995 and A native of Whitehall, Pa., Cole led a successful offense as coordinator 1998. Vikings’ quarterback Jimmy Blanchard led the nation in passing at Utah State from 2000-04. Under his direction, the 2002 Aggies ranked effi ciency in 1998. seventh in the nation in passing offense. The previous year, Cole’s USU Cole has been a college coach since 1988, when he began his career offense ranked 13th in the NCAA in passing and receiver Kevin Curtis as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks’ coach at Sonoma State led the nation in receptions and was third in receiving yards. University in California, where he coached for fi ve years (1988-92). As offensive coordinator at Montana in 1999, the Grizzlies reached A 1982 graduate of Widener University in Chester, Pa., Cole was a the NCAA I-AA (now FCS) playoffs and Cole’s offense ranked second three-year starter (1979-81) at quarterback for the Pioneers and led in total offense (517.4 yards per game), scoring offense (46.4 points Widener to the 1981 NCAA Division III National Championship. Widener per game) and passing offense (370.0 yards per game). Quarterback went 35-2 and advanced to the Division III Playoffs in all three of his Drew Miller led the nation in passing effi ciency, marking the second years as the starting signal-caller. consecutive season that Cole coached the nation’s passing effi ciency Cole and his wife Kathy have two children, daughter Zoe and son leader. Miller also ranked second in the nation with an average of 346.1 Bobby. passing yards per game.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 13 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF JAY NIEMANN Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | Fifth Season at NIU Iowa State (1983)

Veteran defensive coordinator Jay Niemann returns for his fifth season ABOUT NIEMANN running the Northern Illinois University defense and coaching the safeties. COACHING EXPERIENCE During Niemann’s time at NIU, the 2011- NIU (Def. Coord./Safeties) Huskies have won the MAC West title each 2008-10 Hardin-Simmons (Co-Defensive Coord./DBs) season and claimed three Mid-American Conference championships 2002-07 Simpson (Head Coach) while boasting one of the best defenses in the league. 1997-2001 Northern Iowa The 2014 season saw the Huskie defensive unit force 24 turnovers • Def. Coord./LBs (1999-2000) and hold six opponents to 17 points or less. Six NIU defensive players • Linebackers (1998) earned All-MAC honors last season under Niemann’s guidance, including • Defensive Backs (1997, 2001) 1989-96 Drake fi rst-team selections Jason Meehan and Paris Logan. • Def. Coord./Asst. Head Coach (1995-96) Niemann’s top defensive pupil at NIU, safety Jimmie Ward, wrapped up • Def. Backs (1994-95) a stellar collegiate career in 2013 and was selected by the San Francisco 1986-88 Washington (Grad. Assistant) 49ers in the fi rst round of the 2014 NFL Draft. The 30th overall pick, 1985 Western Washington (LBs/Special Teams) Ward led the Huskies in tackles in each of his fi nal two years, recording 95 tackles and a career-high seven interceptions in 2013 and 104 stops POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE with three interceptions in 2012. 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) In 2012, the NIU defense held fi ve opponents to nine points or less 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) en route to a second straight MAC title and a historic berth in the 2013 2013 Orange Bowl (NIU) Orange Bowl. The Huskie defensive unit totaled 40 sacks in 2012, second 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl (NIU) all-time at NIU. 2008 Division III Playoffs (HSU) In all, Niemann’s defense has produced seven players who signed with 2003 Division III Playoffs (Simpson) NFL teams in the last four years. In addition to Ward, Rashaan Melvin, 2001 FCS National Semi-fi nalists (UNI) Alan Baxter, Sean Progar, Ken Bishop, Joe Windsor and Pat Schiller have 1987 Independence Bowl (Washington) signed with NFL teams since 2011. Ward, Melvin and Bishop - another 1986 Sun Bowl (Washington) 2014 draftee - saw action with the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys, respectively, in 2014. PLAYING EXPERIENCE In his fi rst season in DeKalb, Niemann oversaw the development of a 1979-82 Iowa State young defense. By week six, the Huskies turned in their best defensive EDUCATION game of the season statistically and in the 2011 MAC Championship College B.S., Iowa State, 1983 game, the NIU defense shut out Ohio in the second half en route to a M.A., Western Washington, 1988 23-20 victory, the school’s fi rst MAC football title in 28 years. High School Avo-Ha Community, 1979 Niemann came to NIU after spending three seasons as co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Hardin-Simmons University in Texas. PERSONAL During his tenure with the Cowboys, Niemann helped turn a defense Birthdate Nov. 27, 1960 that ranked last in the nation prior to his arrival into the No. 2 unit in the Birthplace Harlan, Iowa American Southwest Conference in 2009. He coached free safety Matt Hometown Avoca, Iowa Warnish to All-American honors in 2008 and saw three of his defensive Family Wife, LouAnn, sons Ben (20) and Nick (17) backs earn all-conference accolades from 2009-10. A native of Avoca, Iowa, Niemann spent much of his 26-year coaching career in his home state, with stops at Simpson (Iowa) College, the serving as the defensive backs coach from 1989-94, he was promoted University of Northern Iowa and Drake University. Niemann compiled a to defensive coordinator/assistant head coach in 1995. In his fi nal three 32-29 record in his six seasons as head coach at Simpson (2002-07). He seasons, the Bulldog defense ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring led the Storm to the 2003 NCAA playoffs while also serving as defensive defense, pass effi ciency defense and total defense. coordinator and defensive backs coach. Niemann began his coaching career in 1985 at Western Washington Niemann coached the secondary (1997, 2001), linebackers (1998-99) where he coached the linebackers and special teams units while pursuing and fi lled the role of defensive coordinator (1999-2000) during his fi ve his master’s degree. He accepted the graduate assistant position at seasons at Northern Iowa (1997-2001). The Panthers advanced to the the University of Washington, working with the Husky linebackers and semifi nals of the 2001 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (then defensive backs from 1986-88, coaching under UW legends Don James Division I-AA) playoffs. One of Niemann’s UNI pupils, cornerback Ty and Jim Lambright. Talton, went on to play in the NFL. A graduate of Iowa State, Niemann played football for the Cyclones Prior to his arrival at UNI, Niemann spent eight seasons at Drake. After from 1979-82. He earned his master’s degree from Western Washington in 1988. Niemann and his wife, Lou Ann, have two sons, Ben and Nick.

14 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF KELTON COPELAND Running Backs | Third Season at NIU Emporia State (2003)

Kelton Copeland, a Miami, Fla. native whose football playing and coaching ABOUT COPELAND career has led him to the states of Michigan, Kansas, South Dakota and now Illinois, COACHING EXPERIENCE enters his third season as running backs 2013- NIU (Running Backs) coach for Northern Illinois University. 2011-12 South Dakota (Wide Receivers) Copeland, a three-year starter at quarterback at Emporia State (Kan.) 2007-11 Coffeyville (Kan.) C.C. University who left the school ranked third all-time in total offense and • Offensive Coordinator (2011) fourth in passing yards, came to NIU after two seasons at the University • Wide Receivers (2008-10) of South Dakota, where he tutored the Coyotes’ wide receivers in 2011 • Secondary (2007) and 2012. 2006 Northwood (Safeties) The 2014 campaign saw several NIU rushers thrive under Copeland’s 2003-05 Emporia St. tutelage. Led by senior Cameron Stingily, who signed with the Pittsburgh • Wide Receivers (2004-05) Steelers following the season, the Huskies’ rushing attack tallied 3,488 • Graduate Assistant (2003-04) yards and 36 touchdowns. Stingily (971 yards), Joel Bouagnon (655) and POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Akeem Daniels (390) each averaged more than 5.0 yards per carry. 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) In his fi rst season with the Huskies, Copeland helped transform former 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) linebacker Stingily into one of the best running backs in the MAC. Stingily, 2010 Region IV Playoffs (Coffeyville C.C.) who teamed with quarterback and Heisman Trophy fi nalist Jordan Lynch 2009 Region IV Playoffs (Coffeyville C.C.) to become the fi rst Huskie duo to each gain more than 1,000 rushing 2007 Region IV Playoffs (Coffeyville C.C.) yards in a season, gained a career-high 1,119 yards on 203 carries while 2006 Division III Playoffs (Northwood) becoming a force in the NIU offense. Prior to his time at South Dakota, Copeland spent four seasons on PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1999-2002 Emporia State (Quarterback)

EDUCATION College B.S., Emporia State, 2003 High School Miami Southridge, 1998

PERSONAL Birthdate June 9, 1980 Birthplace Miami, Fla. Hometown Miami, Fla. Family Wife, Bridgette, daughters Marlea (5), Devyn (4) and Kabryn (2)

the coaching staff at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he began as the secondary coach before moving to wide receivers for three seasons. He was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Coffeyville in spring 2011 before taking the South Dakota job in July. Coffeyville advanced to the Region IV Playoffs three times (2007, 2009, 2010) during Copeland’s time at the school and boasted one of the top offenses in the Jayhawk Conference in his ﬁ nal year there. He spent the 2006 season at Northwood University in Michigan where he coached safeties and nickel backs. The Timberwolves advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs that season. Copeland started his coaching career at his alma mater, Emporia State, in 2003 as a graduate assistant working with the linebackers. He moved to the offensive side of the ball the next spring and moved into a full-time role as wide receivers coach in 2004 and 2005. While at Emporia State, he also fulﬁ lled duties as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. As a player at Emporia State from 1999-2002, Copeland served as team captain for three seasons. As a senior in 2002, he set the school records for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a career and in a season. He led the Hornets in total offense in 2000 and 2001. A product of Miami Southridge High School, Copeland earned his bachelor’s degree from Emporia State in 2003. He is married to the former Bridgette Eldridge and the couple has three daughters, Marlea, Devyn and Kabryn.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 15 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF BRETT DIERSEN Defensive Line | Third Season at NIU Huron (1998)

Brett Diersen, a defensive line coach with extensive Midwest ties, enters his ABOUT DIERSEN third season as defensive line coach at Northern Illinois University in 2015. COACHING EXPERIENCE In his ﬁ rst two seasons at NIU, Diersen 2013- NIU (Defensive Line) has coached four All-MAC selections: Ken 2012 Florida Atlantic (DL/Special Teams) 2011 Indiana (Recruiting Coord./DE) Bishop and Joe Windsor in 2013 and Jason Meehan and Perez Ford 2008-10 Nebraska (Intern/DL & Special Teams) last season. His defensive linemen have made a habit of getting after 2007 Minn. State-Mankato (Defensive Line) opposing quarterbacks, helping the Huskies tally 66 sacks for a loss of 2004-06 Wisconsin-Stout (Def. Coord./DL/DB) 430 yards under his direction. 2001-03 Dubuque (DL/OLB/Special Teams) The Huskies defensive line played a big role in NIU’s Mid-American 1998-2000 Wisconsin-Stout (Graduate Assistant) Conference title in 2014 as the NIU amassed 32 sacks, forced 24 fumbles and held opposing rushers to 4.2 yards per carry last season. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Entering the 2013 season Diersen was tasked with rebuilding a 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) defensive line that lost three of four starters from the 2012 MAC 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) Championship team. Fortunately, a key player from that 2012 defensive 2010 Holiday Bowl (Nebraska) line, noseguard Ken Bishop, returned for his senior season. Under 2009 Holiday Bowl (Nebraska) Diersen’s tutalge, Bishop made 70 tackles, including seven tackles for 2009 Gator Bowl (Nebraska) loss, and two interceptions, on the way to becoming a seventh-round 2000 Division III Playoffs (Wisconsin-Stout) draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2014 NFL Draft. Diersen spent the 2012 season at Florida Atlantic University where PLAYING EXPERIENCE he coached the Owls’ defensive line and served as special teams 1994-98 Huron (S.D.) (Defensive End) coordinator. In 2011, he was the defensive ends coach and recruiting EDUCATION College B.S., Huron (S.D.), 1998 M.S., Wisconsin-Stout, 2004 High School Fox Valley Lutheran, 1994

PERSONAL Birthdate June 6, 1976 Birthplace Appleton, Wis. Hometown Appleton, Wis. Family Wife, Jenna, son, Brody (2)

coordinator at Indiana after spending the 2008-10 seasons on the University of Nebraska coaching staff, where he assisted in working with special teams and a defensive line that featured Ndamukong Suh, who was named the Associated Press National Player of the Year and won the Bronko Nagurski, Rotary Lombardi, Outland and Chuck Bednarik awards. The connection between Carey and Diersen dates back to 2000 when Carey took over as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Wisconsin-Stout, where Diersen was a graduate assistant on a Blue Devils team that went into the Division III playoffs undefeated. After coaching the defensive line, outside linebackers and special teams at the University of Dubuque from 2001-03, Diersen returned to UW- Stout as defensive coordinator in 2004. The two remained with the Blue Devils through 2006. A native of Appleton, Wis., Diersen spent the 2007 campaign as defensive line coach at Minnesota State-Mankato before going to Nebraska the next season. As a player, Diersen was a three-time all-conference defensive end at Huron (S.D.) University from 1994-98, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1998. He added a master’s degree in education from UW- Stout in 2005. Diersen and his wife, Jenna, welcomed son Brody in August 2013.

16 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF CRAIG HARMON Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Special Teams Coordinator Second Season at NIU | Quincy College (2002)

Craig Harmon, a former player and graduate assistant coach at Northern ABOUT HARMON Illinois University, returned as an assistant coach in 2014. Harmon, a native of COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014- NIU Godfrey, Ill., enters his second season • Special Teams Coordinator (2015-) coaching the NIU tight ends and fullbacks • Tight Ends/Fullbacks (2014-) and has added special teams coordinator duties in 2015. 2013 Wisconsin-Whitewater (Tight Ends) In 2014, Harmon’s players helped the Huskie offense excel in both the 2010-12 Georgia State (Tight Ends/OL Asst.) rushing and passing games. NIU ﬁ nished with more than 6,000 yards 2006-09 St. Francis (Offensive Coordinator) of total offense and won 11 games and the Mid-American Conference 2004-05 NIU (Graduate Assistant) Championship. 2002-03 Quincy (Graduate Assistant) Harmon, a former collegiate quarterback, spent the 2013 season as tight ends coach at Division III power Wisconsin-Whitewater, which POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE posted a 15-0 record and won the national title. Prior to 2013, he 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) 2013 Division III National Champions (UW-Whitewater) was the tight ends and assistant offensive line coach at Georgia State 2004 Silicon Valley Bowl (NIU) University in Atlanta from 2010-12, working for head coach Bill Curry to help start the GSU program. PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1998-2000 NIU (Quarterback) 2001-02 Quincy (Quarterback)

EDUCATION College B.S., Quincy, 2002 M.S., Quincy, 2003 High School Alton, 1998

PERSONAL Birthdate Sept. 8, 1980 Birthplace Alton, Ill. Hometown Godfrey, Ill. Family Wife, Megan, son Cooper (5) and daughter Morgan (3)

Harmon was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for four seasons (2006-09) at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Under his direction, the offense broke 10 school records and improved statistically each year. A former quarterback for the Huskies, Harmon returned to NIU as a graduate assistant coach on Joe Novak’s staff in 2004 and 2005, where he worked with the Huskie offense. NIU posted a 9-3 record and won the Silicon Valley Bowl in 2004 and played in the MAC Championship game to complete a 7-5 campaign in 2005. Harmon’s afﬁ liation with NIU dates back to his playing days as a quarterback for the Huskies from 1998-2000. As a freshman walk-on on the 1998 team, the one-time sixth-string signal-caller took over as the NIU starter in the fourth game of the season after attrition and injuries hit the position. He ﬁ nished the year as the Huskies’ top quarterback, completing 82-of-177 passes for 810 yards and two touchdowns. He redshirted the 1999 campaign, but returned to play as a back-up quarterback in 2000 before transferring to Quincy University, where he completed his playing career and earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education. Harmon began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater in 2002-2003. He played his prep football at Alton High School in southern Illinois. His wife, the former Megan Anderson, played soccer for the Huskies. They have a son, Cooper, and a daughter, Morgan.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 17 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF ROSS WATSON Linebackers | First Season at NIU Mount Union (2006)

Ross Watson, whose coaching experience includes stints on the defensive staffs at ABOUT WATSON Nebraska and Florida Atlantic, joined the Northern Illinois University football staff as COACHING EXPERIENCE an assistant coach working with the Huskie 2015- NIU (Linebackers) 2014 Youngstown State (Director of Football Operations) linebackers in January 2015. 2012-13 Florida Atlantic (Cornerbacks) Watson came to NIU from Youngstown State University, where he 2008-11 Nebraska (Graduate Assistant) had been elevated to assistant coach by new head coach Bo Pelini 2006-07 Mount Union (Cornerbacks) after spending the 2014 campaign with the Penguins as the director of football operations. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE In 2012 and 2013, Watson coached defensive backs at Florida Atlantic 2011 Capitol One Bowl (Nebraska) University in Boca Raton, site of the Huskies’ 2014 Boca Raton Bowl 2010 Holiday Bowl (Nebraska) appearance. In his fi nal season at FAU, the Owls ranked second in the 2009 Holiday Bowl (Nebraska) FBS in passing yards allowed (161.5 yards per game), were third in team 2008 Gator Bowl (Nebraska) 2007 Division III National Runner-Up (Mount Union) passing effi ciency defense (97.41) and ranked 11th in total defense. FAU 2006 Division III National Champion (Mount Union) ranked 27th nationally in passing defense in 2012. Prior to going to FAU, Watson spent four seasons on Pelini’s staff at PLAYING EXPERIENCE Nebraska, including three years as a graduate assistant. During his time 2002-05 Mount Union (Cornerback) there, the Huskers enjoyed a defensive resurgence, leading the nation in scoring defense in 2009. Nebraska also fi nished that season ranked EDUCATION seventh nationally in total defense. Watson was on the staff during the College B.S., Mount Union, 2006 Huskers’ transition to the Big Ten. M.S., Nebraska, 2011 A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Watson spent two seasons as the High School Austintown, 2002 cornerbacks coach at his alma mater, Division III powerhouse Mount PERSONAL Union. In 2006 and 2007, the Purple Raiders posted a 29-1 record, won Birthdate XXXX the 2006 national championship and fi nished as the Division III runner- Birthplace XXXXX up in 2007 during Watson’s seasons on the sidelines. In 2007, Mount Hometown Youngstown, Ohio Union’s defense shut out seven opponents, intercepted 17 passes and Family Wife, Sydney, and infant son, Stanley held opponents to 173.7 total yards per game. During the 2006 perfect (15-0) season, the Raider defense allowed just 186 yards per game, posted four shutouts and intercepted 22 passes. Watson, who graduated from Austintown (Ohio) Fitch High School in 2002, played cornerback for Mount Union from 2002-05. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mount Union in 2006 and received his master’s degree in education from Nebraska in 2011. He and his wife, Sydney, have an infant son, Stanley.

18 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF KELVIN SIGLER Cornerbacks | Third Season at NIU Alabama (2001)

Kelvin Sigler, a former head coach at Blount High School in Mobile, Ala. who ABOUT SIGLER spent the 2012 season as a member of the University of Alabama football staff, COACHING EXPERIENCE enters his third season as the Huskies’ 2013- NIU (Cornerbacks) cornerbacks coach in 2015. 2012 Alabama (Defensive Staff) NIU’s young cornerbacks have excelled in the Mid-American 2008-11 Blount (Ala.) H.S. (Head Coach) Conference under Sigler’s guidance. Veteran Paris Logan earned ﬁ rst 2004-07 Bob Jones (Ala.) H.S. (Defensive Coord.) team All-MAC honors a year ago while multiple true freshmen helped 2002-03 Greensboro (Ala.) H.S. (Assistant Coach) at NIU’s other cornerback spot. The Huskies intercepted 14 passes last season, including several key picks late in games by members of POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) Sigler’s unit. 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) This followed the 2013 season which saw NIU tally 19 interceptions 2012 BCS National Championship (Alabama) as a team, largely thanks to the play of Sigler’s cornerbacks. 2008-10 Alabama 6A Playoffs (Blount H.S.) A defensive back at Alabama from 1995-98, Sigler returned to his 2005-07 Alabama 6A Playoffs (Bob Jones H.S.) alma mater for the 2012 season as a defensive analyst for the national 2003-04 Alabama 6A Playoffs (Greensboro H.S.) championship winning Crimson Tide. 1998 Music City Bowl (Alabama, Player) 1997 Outback Bowl (Alabama, Player)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1995-1998 Alabama (Cornerback)

EDUCATION College B.S., Alabama, 2001 High School Shaw, 1995

PERSONAL Birthdate June 20, 1976 Birthplace Mobile, Ala. Hometown Mobile, Ala. Family Wife, Gemini, sons Yessman Green (13), Aubre Hunter (11), Kelvin Sigler Jr. (7), Kelsie Sigler (5)

He went to Alabama after four seasons as head coach at Blount High School in Mobile, Ala., where he compiled a 27-18 record and led the Leopards to four straight playoff berths. In 2011, Blount went 10-2 and advanced to the second round of the Class 6A Playoffs in Sigler’s fi nal season as head coach to post the school’s fi rst 10-win season since 1998. Prior to taking over as head coach at Blount, Sigler served as defensive coordinator at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Ala. from 2004-08, and as an assistant coach and head track and fi eld coach at Greensboro (Ala.) High School from 2002-04. Seven of Sigler’s high school defensive backs earned college football scholarships. In four seasons as a defensive back at Alabama, Sigler made six career interceptions and led the team in tackles his junior season. He was selected as one of fi ve permanent team captains in 1998. Sigler and his wife Gemini have four children, Yessman, Aubre, Kelvin Jr. and Kelsie.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 19 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF JOE TRIPODI Offensive Line | Sixth Season at NIU Northwestern (2006)

Joe Tripodi returns for his sixth season as a member of the Northern Illinois ABOUT TRIPODI University coaching staff and is in his third season as the Huskies’ offensive line COACHING EXPERIENCE coach. 2010- NIU Tripodi spent three seasons as a • Offensive Line (2013- ) graduate assistant on the Huskie coaching staff, serving as tight ends • Tight Ends/Fullbacks (2012) and fullbacks coach during NIU’s 2012 MAC Championship season. • Graduate Assistant (2010-11) Now the longest tenured coach on staff, he spent his fi rst two seasons 2008-09 Chelsea H.S. (Defensive Line) at NIU working with the offensive line and led the offensive line in the POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Huskies’ 40-17 victory Fresno State in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl. 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) During his career at NIU, Tripodi has been a part of a staff that has 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) produced some of the most successful and prolifi c offenses in NIU history. 2013 Orange Bowl (NIU) The 2014 season saw NIU win its third Mid-American Conference 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl (NIU) title of Tripodi’s tenure, with the help of an offensive line that featured 2010 Humanitarian Bowl (NIU) fi rst team All-MAC selections Tyler Loos and Andrew Ness. 2008-09 Michigan Division 3 Playoffs (Chelsea H.S.) The Huskie offense set three MAC and nine school records in 2013, 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern, Player) including yards rushing, yards per game and points scored, guided by 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern, Player) Tripodi’s offensive line unit that produced two All-MAC honorees in Loos and Jared Volk. PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2002-2006 Northwestern (Offensive Line)

EDUCATION College B.S., Northwestern, 2006 High School Chelsea, 2002

PERSONAL Birthdate March 4, 1984 Birthplace Chelsea, Mich. Hometown Ann Arbor, Mich. Family Wife, Rachel, daughter Emma (4) and infant son Roman

In 2012, NIU ran for a school record 44 touchdowns, while the 2010 Huskies set the school record for yards per carry average. In 2011, NIU set the single season mark for passing yards. The Huskies have also ranked among the league and national leaders in fewest sacks allowed over the last three seasons. In 2014, NIU’s offensive line allowed just 14 sacks all season to rank tied for eighth in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Tripodi came to NIU from his hometown of Chelsea, Mich. where he served as defensive line coach at his alma mater in 2008 and 2009. Tripodi was Northwestern’s starting left guard in 2005 and 2006 and was a co-recipient of the 2006 Randy Walker Wildcat Award, given for work ethic, toughness and warrior attitude. He was part of the offensive line that played a key role in Northwestern’s record-setting offensive season in 2005. Tripodi earned all-state honors in both football and track and ﬁ eld at Chelsea High School and was one of six ﬁ nalists for the Michigan High School Athlete of the Year honor as a senior. The three-time all-conference and two-time all-area selection in football also won back-to-back state titles in the shot put. His football team went 30-4 in his three years as a starter. He graduated from Northwestern in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and earned his master’s in adult and higher education at NIU. Tripodi is married to the former Rachel Munoz and the two have two children: daughter Emma and son Roman.

20 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF THAD WARD Wide Receivers | Third Season at NIU Central Florida (2001)

Thad Ward enters his third season coaching the wide receivers at Northern ABOUT WARD Illinois University in 2015. Ward’s two years leading the Huskies’ COACHING EXPERIENCE pass catchers have produced great results, 2013- NIU (Wide Receivers) highlighted by the success of two-time All- 2012 Western Michigan (Wide Receivers) Mid-American Conference selection Da’Ron Bown, who was selected 2011 Gardner-Webb (WRs/Passing Game) 2005-10 Western Illinois (Running Backs) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2015 NFL Draft. 2003-04 Tallahassee Rickards HS In 2014, Brown led NIU’s receiving corps in receptions (68), receiving • Interim Head Coach (2004) yards (1,065) and receiving touchdowns (6) as the senior thrived under • WRs/DBs (2003-04) Ward’s coaching to help the Huskies win the MAC championship. 2002 Florida A&M (Graduate Assistant) Ward also mentored NIU’s 2013 first team All-MAC honoree Tommylee Lewis as the speedster caught 86 passes for 715 yards. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE At Western Michigan in 2012, Ward developed Jaime Wilson into 2014 Boca Raton Bowl (NIU) the Broncos’ leading receiver en route to MAC Freshman of the Year 2013 Poinsettia Bowl (NIU) honors. Wilson caught 67 passes for 792 yards and six touchdowns 2010 FCS Playoffs (Western Illinois) while averaging nearly 80 receiving yards per game. 2004 Florida Class 3A Playoffs (Rickards H.S.) Ward went to WMU after one season at Gardner-Webb University where he served as passing game coordinator in addition to coaching PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1999-2001 Central Florida (Defensive Back) 1997-98 Coffeyville C.C. (Defensive Back)

EDUCATION College B.S., Central Florida, 2001 High School Godby, 1997

PERSONAL Birthdate Sept. 17, 1978 Birthplace Tallahassee, Fla. Hometown Tallahassee, Fla. Family Wife, Jocelyn, daughters Jayda (15) and Journie (7), son Thaddaeus, Jr. (10)

wide receivers. Prior to that, he spent six seasons as running backs coach at Western Illinois University. The Leathernecks had a 1,000-yard rusher in each of his six seasons, and the 2010 WIU offense ranked second in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in points per game and was third in yards per game. In May 2009, Ward participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy, and the NFL’s Minority Internship Program, where he worked with the Baltimore Ravens. At WIU, Ward helped tutor Herb Donaldson, who led Division I in rushing and scoring in 2008. He broke the school rushing record and was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Donaldson twice gained over 300 yards in a game and averaged 149 rushing yards per game to rank ﬁ fth in the country. Ward began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Florida A&M University in 2002, then spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in the high school ranks at Tallahassee (Fla.) Rickards High School, where he coached wide receivers and defensive backs in 2003 and served for a time as interim head coach in 2004. As a player, Ward spent three seasons at UCF, where he caught 43 passes for 446 yards as a senior while averaging 40.5 receiving yards per game. He joined the Knights’ program after playing two years at Coffeyville Community College, where he was an All-Jayhawk Conference selection in 1998 as a redshirt freshman. The Tallahassee, Fla. native was an all-state receiver at Godby High School as a senior. He and his wife, Jocelyn, have two daughters, Jayda and Journie, and a son, Thaddaeus, Jr.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 21 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF BRAD OHRT Director of Sports Performance | Fifth Season at NIU Appalachian State (1994)

Brad Ohrt begins his 19th season in college football, and fifth at Northern ABOUT OHRT Illinois University as Director of Sports Performance. COACHING EXPERIENCE While overseeing the strength and 2011- NIU (Director of Sports Performance) 2008-10 Western Carolina (Strength & Conditioning) conditioning efforts of the 17 Huskie 2007 Miami Dolphins (Asst. Strength & Conditioning) Athletics teams and a four-person staff, Ohrt works primarily with the 2005-07 Western Kentucky (Strength & Conditioning) NIU football program. During his tenure, the Huskies have appeared in 2002-05 Louisiana-Lafayette (Strength & Conditioning) ﬁ ve-straight Mid-American Conference championship games, winning 2001-02 Western Carolina (Asst. Strength & Conditioning) the league title in 2011, ‘12 and most recently in ‘14. In addition to the 1998-2001 Southern California (Asst. Strength & Conditioning) team’s success, Ohrt has trained two league MVPs and one Heisman 1997-98 Wingate (Strength & Conditioning) Trophy ﬁ nalist, Jordan Lynch. 1997 Kansas (Graduate Assistant) At NIU, Ohrt has overseen many improvements to the strength and conditioning area, including installation of a nutrition bar and the EDUCATION redesigning of the walls with photos and motivational elements. In College B.A., Appalachian State, 1994 M.Ed., Kansas, 1997 2014, he received the prestigious title of Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches association. PERSONAL Ohrt came to NIU after three seasons at Western Carolina, where he Birthdate Feb. 25, 1972 Birthplace New Ulm, Minn. Hometown Sebring, Fla. Family Wife, Ashley, son Carson (3)

was director of strength and conditioning from 2008-10. He spent the 2007 football season on the strength staff of the Miami Dolphins and previously served as head strength coach at Western Kentucky (2005-07) and Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-05). At ULL, Ohrt was responsible for developing and implementing programs for almost all of the Ragin’ Cajuns athletic programs, including football, men’s basketball and baseball, while his duties at Western Kentucky included overseeing the entire strength and conditioning operation while working directly with the Hilltopper football program. Ohrt’s fi rst head strength and conditioning coaching position was at Wingate University in 1997-98. He earned his master’s degree from Kansas in 1997, where he was a graduate assistant strength coach for the Jayhawks. He served as an assistant strength coach at Southern California from 1998-2001, working primarily with the Trojan men’s and women’s basketball teams in addition to assisting with the USC football program. Ohrt spent 2001-02 on staff at Western Carolina where he helped develop the WCU men’s and women’s basketball, football and baseball teams as well as seven other programs. The New Ulm, Minn. native was an All-American offensive lineman at Appalachian State in 1994 and earned All-Southern Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he was named a fi rst-team FCS All-American by The Sports Network and Don Hansen’s Football Gazette, and was a third-team Associated Press All-American. He was a three-year letterwinner for the Mountaineers and earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Ohrt is a certifi ed strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Ohrt and his wife, Ashley, have a three-year old son Carson.

22 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF MATT LIPMAN Asst. Athletic Director/Football Operations Fifth Season at NIU | Miami (OH) (2003)

Matt Lipman begins his ﬁ fth year as and assisted in the planning and execution of Badger summer camps. assistant athletic director for football A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Lipman served two stints with the operations at Northern Illinois University. Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He worked as In that role, Lipman is responsible for a full-time intern in the equipment room for the Browns from July the day-to-day operations of the NIU 2005-February 2007, before returning to the organization in June of football program, including organizing team travel, planning recruiting 2007 as coordinator of team operations. He assisted in coordinating and visits, coordinating team meals and meetings. He was elevated from organizing training camp, and arranging new hire relocation. He was the director to assistant athletic director following the Huskies’ 2011 MAC acting director of team operations for the majority of the 2009 season championship season. Lipman directs a staff that includes three full- and was the advance person for road games during that season as well. time assistants. In between tenures with the Browns, Lipman worked as a scout for Lipman joined NIU after working as the assistant director of football the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football league. He assisted operations at Wisconsin during the 2010 season. He served as the in the Alouettes 2007 draft process, helped develop the 2007 CIS draft advance man for road trips and was heavily involved in the planning board and set up a tryout camp in North Carolina. of the Badgers’ trip to the 2011 Rose Bowl. In addition to assisting A graduate of Miami (Ohio), Lipman earned a bachelor’s degree in with travel, Lipman directed the community service efforts for the psychology and journalism. He and his wife Allison welcomed a son, Badger football team and organized and executed the team banquet William, in 2015. and awards show. He also conducted all ofﬁ cial recruiting weekends

MATT JIM DAN AARON NATE JACOBS MAGUIRE WOLFE CHRISTNER McNEAL

Asst. Coach, Asst. Director of Asst. Director of Asst. Director of Graduate Assistant Sports Performance Football Operations Football Operations Football Operations Video Fifth Season at NIU Second Season at NIU Third Season at NIU Fourth Season at NIU Second Season at NIU

MATT BEN MIKE MELISSA JAY KUEHL KASTLER VALENTINE DAWSON VICKERS

Head Football Asst. Football Equipment Manager Sr. Assoc. Athletic Sr. Assoc. Athletic Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Third Season at NIU Director - Academics Director - Sport Admin. Second Season at NIU Fifth Season at NIU Second Season at NIU Second Season at NIU

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 23 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 COACHING STAFF

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS JOE PAWLAK JAKE LANDRY Off. Graduate Assistant | Offensive Line Off. Graduate Assistant | Quarterbacks NIU (2011) | Third Season at NIU North Dakota (2011) | Third Season at NIU Former NIU football player Joe Pawlak returns for his second season as a graduate assistant on the Jake Landry enters his third season with the staff of the Northern Illinois University football team Northern Illinois University football team and is in working with the offensive line, a unit he excelled his second season as a graduate assistant coach. with as a player with the Huskies. After helping Bob Cole and the Huskie quarterbacks A three-year starter at NIU, Pawlak started the as an intern with the Huskies two years ago, Landry fi nal 41 games of his career and played in 52 total games. A member of returns to coaching quarterbacks this season the 2011 Mid-American Conference championship team, he was part of following a year working with the NIU linebackers in 2014. the offensive line that allowed just 12 sacks to rank 10th in the nation Landry came to NIU after spending two seasons as the wide receivers for fewest sacks allowed. In 2011, Pawlak and the NIU offense broke coach at Minnesota-Duluth. He assisted in preparing the offensive game 12 single-season records, including passing yards (3,386), touchdowns plans and helped coordinate the team’s camps. During his tenure with (67), net yards gained (6,664) and yards per game (476). A success Minnesota-Duluth, the Bulldogs won two Northern Sun Intercollegiate on the fi eld and in the classroom, Pawlak was an Academic All-MAC Conference North divisional titles and won 21 games. honoree in 2011. A four-year letterwinner at North Dakota, Landry played quarterback Now in his second year on the NIU coaching staff, Pawlak will begin for UND, where he started and served as team captain his last two his fourth as a graduate assistant at NIU. He spent the fi rst two seasons seasons. A native of Grand Forks, N.D., Landry received his bachelor’s working under Director of Sports Performance Brad Ohrt in the NIU degree in communications for North Dakota in 2011 and is pursuing Strength and Conditioning Center. In that role, Pawlak worked with his master’s in sports management at NIU. several different Huskie sports teams.

NICK BRAUTIGAM ADAM SIWICKI Def. Graduate Assistant | Defensive Backs Def. Graduate Assistant | Defensive Line Cornell College (2014) | First Season at NIU Aurora (2012) | First Season at NIU

A former college linebacker with a remarkable After spending the 2014 as the defensive story regarding his playing career, Nick Brautigam coordinator for the nearby University of St. Francis, joins the Northern Illinois University coaching staff Adam Siwicki begins his fi rst season as a defensive as a defensive graduate assistant set to work with graduate assistant at Northern Illinois University. the Huskie defensive backs. In his role, he will work with the Huskie defensive Brautigam, who was set to attend the University linemen in 2015. of Iowa to play football until he suffered a bad knee injury in high Siwicki spent the 2013 season coaching safeties at St. Francis. He school, went on to play at Cornell College under head coach Vince started his coaching experience with a season as a graduate assistant Brautigam, his father. As a sophomore at Cornell, Brautigam again at Montana Tech in 2012. suffered a terrible knee injury but he again rehabilitated his injury and Siwicki enjoyed a stellar playing career as an outside linebacker at perservered to start 19 games over his fi nal two seasons and set the NCAA Division III Aurora University from 2008-11. A second team All- school record for most solo tackles in a game (15). Northern Athletics Conference selection and a team captain, he earned Aurora’s Richard Rickey Award, which is given to one female and male senior athlete who best demonstrates leadership on and off the fi eld as well as athletic performance.

2014 High School • Played in 10 games on defense and • First team all-state choice by the Associated Press as a senior. special teams. • Twice named to Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all-state team. • Recorded 13 tackles on the season, • Selected for the WFCA All-Star Game. seven solo. • Arrowhead went 13-0 and won state title in 2012. • Made collegiate debut in the season • Posted 78 tackles, eight interceptions (six in the postseason) and a opener against Presbyterian (8-28). forced fumble in 2012. • Tallied ﬁ rst two tackles, both solo, in • Made 65 tackles, intercepted six passes, returned two for scores, the game at Arkansas (9-20). forced two fumbles, recovered one and blocked a kick as a junior. • Recorded season-high three tackles versus Miami (10-18). • Made at least two tackles in six different games. Personal • One of 14 Huskies named to the Academic All-MAC Team. • Born Feb. 23, 1995, in Milwaukee, Wis. • Son of Rick and Deb Abresch. 2013 • Operations and information management major. • Redshirted. • Admires Jim Leonhard.

Game-By-Game Stats Abresch’s Career Stats 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU Presby. 0-0-0 2014 10/0 7 6 13 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 NW DNP UNLV DNP SINGLE GAME HIGHS Arkansas 2-0-2 KSU 0-0-0 Tackles: 3, vs. Miami, 10-18-14 CMU 0-0-0 Miami 2-1-3 EMU 1-1-2 BSU 1-1-2 Toledo 0-0-0 Ohio 1-1-2 WMU DNP BGSU DNP Marshall 0-2-2

20 MYCIAL ALLEN Safety | 5-11 | 198 | So.-R | 1L Detroit, Mich. | King HS 2014 High School • Redshirted. • Rated the 19th-best prospect in Michigan by Rivals.com. • Three-year starter who served as a team captain in 2012. 2013 • Recorded eight interceptions and 44 tackles as a senior and caught • Played in all 14 NIU games as a true 48 passes for 904 yards and 12 touchdowns. freshman, recording seven total tackles. • Scored two touchdowns on fumble returns and recorded a safety. • Recorded ﬁ rst career tackle at Idaho (9-14). • Posted 62 tackles, six TFLs, recovered two fumbles and intercepted • Broke up a pass and made a career- three passes in 2011 and caught 31 passes for 575 yards and six scores. high four stops versus Eastern Michigan (11-26). • Three-sport athlete also excelled on the basketball court and track. Personal Allen’s Career Stats • Born Sept. 22, 1994. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU • Son of Calvin and Denise Allen. 2013 14/0 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/1 • General studies major. • Enjoys playing basketball and football with family and friends. SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13

2014 • Played in 12 games with fi ve starts. Beebe’s Career Stats • Ranked fourth on the team in RECEIVING receptions (21) and receiving yards (219). Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G • Caught second career touchdown pass 2013 10/0 2 101 50.5 1 81 11.2 at Ohio (11-18), an 18-yard game-winner 2014 12/5 21 219 10.4 1 32 18.2 late in the fourth quarter. Career 22/5 23 320 13.9 2 81 14.5 • Had exactly three receptions in fi ve different games. PUNT RETURNS • Also served as NIU’s primary punt returner, fi elding 18 punts and Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg returning them for a total of 148 yards. 2014 12/5 18 148 8.2 0 36 • Recorded a career-long 36-yard punt return at Northwestern (9-6) to help set up the Huskies’ fi nal touchdown in the fourth quarter to SINGLE GAME HIGHS garner NIU Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Catches: 3, fi ve times, last at Ohio, 11-8-14 • Suffered a broken arm in the MAC Championship Game (12-5). Receiving Yards: 81, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 • Third team All-MAC selection as a punt returner by Phil Steele. Long Gain: 81, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Punt Return Yardage: 47, at Northwestern, 9-6-14 2013 Long Punt Return: 36, at Northwestern, 9-6-14 • Appeared in 10 games. • Recorded the longest touchdown catch of the season with a career- long 81-yard grab at Massachusetts (11-2). • Made a 20-yard catch in the MAC title game (12-6). Game-By-Game Receiving Stats 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER High School Iowa DNP Presby. 2-9 • Earned IHSA All-State honors following the 2012 season, in addition Idaho DNP 0-0 NW 0-0 EIU DNP UNLV 3-55 to all-area and all-conference accolades. Purdue DNP Arkansas 0-0 • Holds school records for most career catches and receiving yards. KSU 0-0 KSU DNP • Recorded 65 catches for 980 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2012. Akron 0-0 CMU 3-45 CMU 0-0 Miami 2-18 Personal EMU 0-0 EMU 1-1 UMass 1-81 TD BSU 3-16 • Born June 1, 1994, in Buffalo, N.Y. BSU 0-0 Toledo 3-40 • Son of Don and Diana Beebe. Toledo 0-0 Ohio 3-22 TD • Father Don played in six Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills and WMU 0-0 WMU 1-13 Green Bay Packers. BGSU 1-20 BGSU 0-0 • Business administration major. Utah St. 0-0 Marshall DNP

4 CHRISTIAN BLAKE Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 182 | So. | 1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | Cardinal Gibbons HS

2014 Personal • Played in 13 games as a true freshman. • Born June 8, 1996, in Plantation, Fla. • Made collegiate debut in the season • Son of Anthony and Karen Blake. opener versus Presbyterian (8-28). • Public communications and rhetoric major. • Caught two passes for 14 yards at Arkansas (9-20). • Had a 15-yard reception against Blake’s Career Stats Marshall in the Boca Raton Bowl (12-23). Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G High School 2014 13/0 3 29 9.7 0 15 2.4 • Made 22 catches for 326 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior. • Named one of the Chiefs’ team captains prior to the 2013 season. SINGLE GAME HIGHS • Given CGHS’ Special Teams Player of the Year Award as a junior. Catches: 2, at Arkansas, 9-20-14 • Member of school’s track & ﬁ eld team. Receiving Yards: 15, vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14 Long Gain: 15, vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 27 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 28 JOEL BOUAGNON Tailback | 6-2 | 226 | Jr. | 2L Aurora, Ill. | Aurora Christian HS

2014 High School • Played in all 14 games with seven starts. • Two-time all-state, all-area and all-conference running back. • Ranked third on the team in carries • Ran 146 times for 1,475 yards and 21 touchdowns in his senior (113), rushing yards (655) and rushing season at Aurora Christian. touchdowns (5). • Gained 215 yards and scored four touchdowns on 15 carries in • Led all NIU tailbacks with a 5.8 yards- the 2012 Illinois Class 3A quarterfi nals against Winnebago, with six per-carry average. carries of 20 or more yards. • Scored fi ve touchdowns on the season, • Ran for 95 yards on 10 carries in the 2012 Class 3A state including four in the season opener against Presbyterian (8-28). championship victory, scoring on runs of 60 and 10 yards to earn the • Also tallied career highs on the ground in attempts (16) and rushing game MVP award. yards (97) versus Presbyterian (8-28). • Led the team with 119 tackles as a senior, including 11 in the state • Notched his other rushing touchdown at Eastern Michigan (10-25). title game, and was named the team’s defensive MVP. • Scampered for a career-long 49-yard rush against Miami (10-18). • Rushed for 1,446 yards in 10 games for Burlington Central HS as a • Had at least one carry in every game and toted the ball fi ve or more junior where he was a three-time team MVP. times in 12 different games. • Rushed for 50 yards or more seven times. Personal • Led all tailbacks with 13 receptions, which went for 70 yards in 2014. • Had fi ve catches for 71 yards with a receiving score at Arkansas (9-20), • Born March 28, 1995, in Pomona, Calif. with a career-long 45-yard reception against the Razorbacks. • Son of Desire and Valerie Bouagnon. • Finished the season with 725 all-purpose yards. • Leadership and management major. • Full name is Joel Alexandre Balu Bouagnon. 2013 • Joel Bouagnon is pronounced Joe-ELL Bwon-NYO. • Appeared in four games as a true freshman. • Carried the ball 22 times for 86 yards and caught a 10-yard Game-By-Game Rushing Stats touchdown pass on the season. • Carried the ball nine times for 39 yards at UMass (11-2). 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER • Rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries versus Eastern Michigan (10-26) Iowa DNP Presby. 16-97 4TD and scored fi rst career touchdown on a 10-yard reception. Idaho DNP NW 9-22 EIU DNP UNLV 11-50 Purdue DNP Arkansas 8-25 KSU DNP KSU 7-29 Akron DNP CMU 10-40 Bouagnon’s Career Stats CMU DNP Miami 5-66 RUSHING EMU 10-35 EMU 10-85 TD Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G UMass 9-39 BSU 6-29 2013 4/0 22 86 3.9 0 9 21.5 BSU DNP Toledo 2-(-2) 2014 14/7 113 655 5.8 5 49 46.8 Toledo DNP Ohio 1-5 Career 18/7 135 741 5.5 5 49 41.2 WMU 3-12 WMU 6-70 BGSU 0-0 BGSU 9-57 RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 4/0 1 10 10.0 1 10 2.5 2014 14/7 13 70 5.4 1 45 5.0 Game-By-Game Receiving Stats Career 18/7 14 80 5.7 2 45 4.4 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa DNP Presby. 2--1 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Idaho DNP NW 0-0 Rushing Attempts: 16, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14 EIU DNP UNLV 0-0 Rushing Yards: 97, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14 Purdue DNP Arkansas 5-71 TD Rushing Touchdowns: 4, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14 KSU DNP KSU 2-2 Long Gain: 49, vs. Miami, 10-18-14 Akron DNP CMU 0-0 Catches: 5, at Arkansas, 9-20-14 CMU DNP Miami 1-(-1) EMU 1-10 TD EMU 2-(-3) Receiving Yards: 71, at Arkansas, 9-20-14 UMass 0-0 BSU 0-0 Long Gain: 45, at Arkansas, 9-20-14 BSU DNP Toledo 0-0 Toledo DNP Ohio 0-0 WMU 0-0 WMU 0-0 BGSU 0-0 BGSU 0-0

2014 2012 • Played in 13 games with 12 starts. • Appeared in nine games and caught 11 passes for 223 yards. • Tied for the team lead with six • Averaged 20.3 yards per catch to rank third on the team. receiving touchdowns. • Recorded four receptions of 25 yards or more, including a career- • Finished second among NIU pass long 44-yard grab against Massachusetts (11-3). catchers in receiving yards (445) and was • Set season highs in receptions and yards against the Minutemen third in receptions (31) in 2014. with four catches for 82 yards. • Caught at least one pass in 11 games, • Recorded a pair of 30-plus yard catches at Akron (10-20) to set up with multiple receptions in eight contests. two NIU ﬁ eld goals. • Had a season-high seven catches for 83 yards and a touchdown • First career catch went for a 12-yard gain against Buffalo (10-13). in the MAC Championship Game victory over Bowling Green (12- 5), including an incredible one-handed sideline grab that was a 2011 SportsCenter Top 10 play on ESPN. • Redshirted. • Tallied a season-high 116 receiving yards against Kent State (10-4), • Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the his second career 100-yard receiving game. Toledo (11-1) game. • Registered ﬁ rst career multi-touchdown game versus Central Michigan (10-11) with scoring receptions of 20 and 14 yards. High School • Hauled in a touchdown in the season opener against Presbyterian • Two-time varsity letterwinner in both football and basketball. (8-28), extending his scoring streak to four games. • Named to all-area and all-state teams following his senior year. • Finished the season by opening the scoring in the Boca Raton Bowl • Set school record for most TD catches in a game with three. against Marshall (12-23) with a 19-yard touchdown catch and run. • Set season records for receiving yards (697), receptions (44), and touchdown catches (12). 2013 • Broke three school career records in just two seasons, including • Appeared in 14 games, starting seven. receiving yards (1,314), catches (70), and touchdown catches (19). • Third on the team in receptions and receiving yards with 33 catches • Earned a place on the 2011 Grange North All-Star team. for 499 yards. • Fourth on the team in yards per catch (15.1) and second in Personal touchdowns (6). • Born Jan. 10, 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario. • Led the Huskies with six catches for 71 yards and a touchdown in • Son of Justin and Diana Brescacin. the MAC Championship game against Bowling Green (12-6). • Journalism major. • Paced NIU with career-highs in catches (8) and receiving yards (121) at Toledo (11-20). • Hauled in a career-long 66-yard TD pass at Massachusetts (11-2). Brescacin’s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2012 10/0 11 223 20.3 0 44 24.8 2013 14/8 33 499 15.1 6 66 35.6 2014 13/12 31 445 14.4 6 49 34.2 Career 37/20 75 1,147 15.3 12 66 31.0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Catches: 8, at Toledo, 11-20-13 Receiving Yards: 121, at Toledo, 11-20-13 Long Gain: 66, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Touchdowns: 2, vs. Central Michigan, 10-11-14

Game-By-Game Receiving Stats 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa DNP Iowa 1-10 Presby. 2-53 TD UT Martin 0-0 Idaho 0-0 NW 2-13 Army DNP EIU 0-0 UNLV 3-22 TD Kansas DNP Purdue 4-65 TD Arkansas 2-13 CMU 0-0 KSU 1-9 KSU 3-116 BSU 0-0 Akron 3-51 CMU 6-76 2TD Buff alo 2-24 CMU 4-50 Miami 1-6 Akron 2-67 EMU 1-16 TD EMU 0-0 WMU 1-38 UMass 1-66 TD BSU 1-6 UMass 4-82 BSU 0-0 Toledo 2-17 Wide receiver Juwan Brescacin enters his senior season with 1,147 receiving Toledo 0-0 Toledo 8-121 Ohio DNP yards and 12 touchdown catches in his Huskie career. EMU 2-12 WMU 1-10 TD WMU 0-0 KSU DNP BGSU 6-71 TD BGSU 7-83 TD Florida St. DNP Utah St. 3-30 TD Marshall 2-40 TD

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 29 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 31 ANTHONY BROOKS Cornerback | 5-11 | 191 | Jr.-R | 1L Detroit, Mich. | Warren Mott HS

2014 High School • Played in 12 games, starting the • First team all-county selection as a defensive back in 2011. fi nal eight contests of the season after • Named team MVP as a senior. earning a starting cornerback spot. • Named to the All-Metro East second team in 2011 by The Detroit • Finished with 28 total tackles, 19 solo. News. • Recorded two interceptions. • Recorded 23 tackles and intercepted three passes, returning one • Snagged his fi rst career interception at for a touchdown, as a senior. Ball State (11-5), returning it 21 yards. • Named MAC West and NIU Defensive Player of the Week for his Personal performance in the win at Ball State (11-5). • Also tallied an interception at Ohio (11-18). • Born April 2, 1994, in Detroit, Mich. • Made a career-high fi ve stops vs. Miami (10-18) in fi rst career start. • Son of Anthony and Marsha Brooks. • Had at least one tackle in each of the fi nal 10 games of the season. • Sociology major. • Finished tied for second on the Huskies with four pass break-ups and tied for third with six passes defended. Game-By-Game Stats 2013 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER • Appeared in four games. Iowa DNP Presby. DNP Idaho DNP NW DNP • Saw his fi rst action and recorded his fi rst career tackle versus EIU DNP UNLV 0-1-1 Purdue (9-28). Purdue 0-1-1 Arkansas 0-0-0 • Played in consecutive games versus Central Michigan (10-19), KSU DNP KSU 1-0-1 Eastern Michigan (10-26) and UMass (11-2). Akron DNP CMU 0-1-1 CMU 0-0-0 Miami 5-0-5 2012 EMU 0-0-0 EMU 1-1-2 • Redshirted. UMass 0-0-0 BSU 3-1-4 INT • Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the BSU DNP Toledo 4-0-4 Toledo DNP Ohio 1-2-3 INT Akron (10-20) contest. WMU DNP WMU 3-0-3 BGSU DNP BGSU 0-2-2 Utah St. DNP Marshall 1-1-2 Brooks’ Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 4/0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2014 12/8 19 9 28 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 2/4 Career 16/8 19 10 29 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 2/4 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 5, vs. Miami, 10-18-14 Interceptions: 1, twice, last at Ohio, 11-18-14

76 DALE BROWN Offensive Line | 6-3 | 302 | Fr.-R Lee’s Summit, Mo. | Lee’s Summit West HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Two-time all-conference honoree. • Switched to offensive line after starting • Earned all-district honors as a senior. the season as a tight end. • Caught eight passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns in 2013. • Named NIU Offensive Scout Player of • Member of Titans’ 2013 state championship team that ﬁ nished 13-1. the Week for the Kent State game (10-4). • Team captain for both football and basketball teams. • Helped the Titans capture conference and district championships in Personal 2011 and 2012. • Born Oct. 16, 1995, in Kansas City, Mo. • Son of Dale, Sr., and Bonnye Brown. • Leadership and management major.

2014 High School • Appeared in 11 games as a reserve • Named to the all-Detroit, all-Metro and all-state fi rst teams in 2011 offensive lineman and special teams by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. blocker. • Recorded 79 tackles and 4.5 sacks on defense as a senior. • Made collegiate debut in the season • Earned fi rst team Division I all-state honors after his junior season. opener against Presbyterian (8-28). • Named fi rst-team all-Detroit and all-Metro in 2010 by The Detroit • Featured in the fi rst 10 games of the News and Detroit Free Press. season and the Boca Raton Bowl (12-23). • Earned all-Detroit honors as a sophomore. 2013 • Posted 131 solo tackles and 7.5 sacks in three seasons. • Did not appear in any games in 2013. Personal • Born Jan. 8, 1994, in Detroit, Mich. 2012 • Son of Anthony and Ronnette Brown. • Redshirted. • Given name is Daron but goes by Ron at NIU in order to avoid • Named the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the confusion with former Huskie wide receiver Da’Ron Brown. Kansas game (9-22). • Nationally-ranked chess player. • Organizational and corporate communications major.

91 RUSSELL CHAMBERS Defensive Tackle | 6-3 | 285 | Fr.-R Milwaukee, Wis. | Riverside University HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Three-time all-conference selection and two-time team MVP. • Selected as NIU Defensive Scout Team • Named all-area and all-state as a junior and senior. Player of the Week for his efforts in • Registered fi ve sacks in 2013. preparing for the Arkansas (9-20), Miami • Earned the team’s Most Valuable Lineman Award in 2012 and 2013 (10-18) and Toledo (11-11) games. while playing on both offensive and defensive lines. • Named a fi nalist for the Joe Thomas Award, which recognizes Wisconsin’s best high school offensive lineman. Personal • Competed on RUHS’ wrestling and track & fi eld teams. • Born Jan. 26, 1996, in Milwaukee, Wis. • Son of Richard and Sheri Chambers. • Sociology major.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 31 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 54 CAMERON CLINTON-EARL Defensive End | 6-1 | 258 | Sr.-R | 1L Milwaukee, Wis. | Hamilton HS

2014 High School • Earned his fi rst career action and • First team All-State defensive end as a senior. appeared in all 14 games with one start. • Finished his high school career with 124 tackles, including 39 total • Earned his fi rst career start at NIU in the and 24 solo in his fi nal season. MAC opener against Kent State (10-4). • Earned fi rst team all-conference and fi rst team all-area honors • Finished the season with 19 total following his senior season. tackles, 10 solo. • Also a second team all-area choice by the Milwaukee Journal- • Tallied a career-high six tackles in the Sentinel in 2010. game at UNLV (9-13). • A fi rst team all-area choice by Lake Country Publications as a junior. • Also recorded multi-tackle games against Miami (10-18) and at • Named second-team all-Waukesha County and fi rst team all- Eastern Michigan (10-25). conference by the Waukesha Freeman in 2009. • Had at least one tackle in 11 games. • Made 50 tackles, 31 solo, his junior season. • Grabbed his fi rst career half-sack at Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Tallied 35 stops as a sophomore. • Named to the Academic All-MAC Team. Personal 2013 • Born Sept. 26, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wis. • Did not appear in any games. • Son of Christopher Clinton and Rosalyn Earl. • Pursuing a master’s degree in counseling. 2012 • Injured and did not see action in any games. Game-By-Game Stats 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2011 Presby. 0-0-0 • Redshirted. NW 0-1-1 UNLV 4-2-6 Arkansas 0-1-1 KSU 0-0-0 Clinton-Earl’s Career Stats CMU 0-0-0 Miami 2-0-2 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU EMU 1-2-3 0.5 SK 2014 14/1 10 9 19 0.5-4 0.5-4 0/0 0/0 BSU 0-1-1 Toledo 1-0-1 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Ohio 0-1-1 Tackles: 6, at UNLV, 9-13-14 WMU 1-0-1 Sacks: 0.5, at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14 BGSU 0-1-1 Marshall 1-0-1

16 RENARD CHEREN Linebacker | 6-0 | 224 | Fr.-R Lake Worth, Fla. | Park Vista HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Four-year letterwinner at Park Vista. • In three years starting at linebacker, Cheren compiled 248 tackles Personal with 91 stops during his senior year. • 2013 All-South Florida Regional Elite Team Honorable Mention • Born Nov. 7, 1995, in Deerﬁ eld Beach, Fla. selection by FloridaHSFootball.com. • Son of Renard Cheren Sr. and Nancy. • Three-time All-District 10 honoree for the Cobras. • Journalism major. • Also scored eight touchdowns as a wide receiver in high school. • Helped lead his team to an 8-3 record and the Florida Class 8A regional quarterﬁ nals as a senior at Park Vista in 2013.

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games as a member • Recorded 94 tackles and four sacks as a senior. of the defensive line rotation. • Also blocked three kicks. • Had 26 total tackles with 14 solo stops. • Named the Warriors’ Defensive MVP following his senior season. • Finished the season strong, tallying 22 • Part of WHS’ state semifi nal team in 2011 that went 11-1. of his tackles in the fi nal seven games. • Totaled 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 Personal sacks, all coming in the fi nal nine games. • Registered a career-high 1.5 sacks in the MAC Championship Game • Born March 12, 1994, in Hartford, Conn. victory over Bowling Green (12-5). • Son of Ben Compton, Sr., and Tammicka Riley. • Also had sacks in key conference games at Western Michigan (11-28) • Sociology major. and Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Caught fi rst career interception at Ball State (11-5). Prior to NIU Game-By-Game Stats • Earned fi rst team All-Northeast Football Conference honors as a 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER sophomore at Monroe College (N.Y.). Presby. 0-0-0 NW 0-0-0 • Finished with 59 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in two UNLV 1-1-2 seasons at Monroe. Arkansas 0-1-1 • Led the team in sacks with 8.5 to rank 11th in the NJCAA in 2013. KSU 0-0-0 • Also led the team in tackles for loss with 14. CMU 1-0-1 TFL • Totaled 42 tackles, forced one fumble, recovered a fumble and Miami 0-0-0 defended two passes in 2013. EMU 0-3-3 0.5 SK • Ended his freshman season with 17 tackles, 13 solo, and three BSU 0-1-1 INT tackles for loss. Toledo 4-0-4 TFL Ohio 0-1-1 WMU 2-2-4 SK BGSU 3-2-5 1.5 SK Compton’s Career Stats Marshall 3-1-4 TFL Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2014 14/0 14 12 26 6.0-19 3.0-14 0/0 1/2 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 5, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 Interceptions: 1, at Ball State, 11-5-14 Sacks: 1.5, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championhip Game, 12-5-14 TFLs: 1.5, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14

97 HERLANDEZ CORLEY Defensive Tackle | 6-2 | 278 | Fr.-R Mobile, Ala. | McGill-Toolen Catholic HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Garnered second team all-area honors in 2013. • Helped McGill-Toolen accumulate a 34-5 record in his three Personal seasons. • Compiled 89 tackles, 57 solo, as a senior with six sacks and three • Born Feb. 19, 1996, in Mobile, Ala. pass breakups. • Son of Sidell Corley and Kimberly Gordon. • Notched 55 tackles and 5.5 sacks and forced a pair of fumbles in • Marketing major. 2012.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 33 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 61 AIDAN CONLON Offensive Line | 6-3 | 305 | Sr.-R | 3L Flossmoor, Ill. | Homewood-Flossmoor HS

2014 2011 • Started all 14 games at left guard. • Redshirted. • Built his consecutive start streak up to • Named the Defensive Work Team Player of the Week following the 42 games with a third straight season of Wisconsin (9-17) game. starting every game for the Huskies. • Blocked for a rushing attack that High School gained 3,488 yards and averaged 5.1 yards per carry. • Second-team All-State offensive linemen while starting 13 games at • Paved the way for three 600-yard rushers: quarterback Drew Hare guard in 2010. and tailbacks Cameron Stingily and Joel Bouagnon. • Also named to fi rst team all-area squad as a senior. • Guided NIU ball carriers into the end zone on 36 occasions in 2014. • Two-time fi rst-team All-Southwest Suburban Blue Conference • With the help of Conlon’s steadying presence, te Huskies gave up player as a junior and senior. just 14 sacks all season and only turned the ball over 12 times. • Won honors as top offensive lineman on his team. • Led NIU’s offense to over 6,000 yards on the year. • On defense, forced and recovered a fumble. • Conlon and the Huskies also posted at least 300 yards of offense in every game and topped 600 yards in three contests. Personal • Started in the MAC Championship Game for the third consecutive year, helping the Huskies beat Bowling Green (12-5). • Born Jan. 9, 1993 in Skokie, Ill. • NIU averaged 31.5 points per game in winning the conference title. • Son of John and Kathleen Conlon. • Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week following the • Industrial management and technology major. Presbyterian (8-28) and Ohio (11-18) games. 2013 • Started all 14 games for the Huskies at right guard. • Part of a pass protection unit that allowed only 0.79 sacks per game to rank fi fth in the nation. • Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week following the Eastern Illinois (9-21) game after helping the Huskies pile up 602 yards of total offense. • NIU offense posted 519.8 total yards per game which ranked fi fth in the country. • Paved the way for Heisman Trophy fi nalist Jordan Lynch to become the nation’s second leading rusher with 1,920 yards. • Blocked for a Huskie rushing attack that totaled 3,161 yards (297.2/ game), the most in NIU history and No. 7 average nationally. • Led the way for the most prolifi c scoring offense (39.6 ppg) in school history. • Part of an NIU offense that topped 550 yards of total offense in seven games.

2012 • Started all 14 games at right guard for the Huskies in 2012. • Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week following the Iowa (9- 1) game. Senior offensive lineman Aidan Conlon, whose parents emigrated to the Chicago • Helped NIU average 469.6 yards of total offense per game to rank area from Ireland, has started every game for the Huskies over the last three years. 20th in the country and lead the MAC. • Part of an offense that gained 400 or more yards in 12 of 14 games in 2012. • Blocked for a Huskie offense that led the MAC and ranked 12th in the nation in rushing offense with 238.2 yards per game. • NIU led the conference and ranked 13th nationally in scoring offense with 38.8 points per game. • The pass protection unit allowed only 1.2 sacks per game, which ranked fourth in the MAC and 21st in the nation. • Blocked for the conference’s leading quarterback in rushing yards, passing efﬁ ciency, and total offense.

34 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 41 WILL DANIELS Safety | 5-11 | 221 | Fr.-R Green Bay, Wis. | Preble HS 2014 High School • Redshirted. • Totaled 104 tackles, 31 pass breakups and eight interceptions in three seasons. • Earned team’s offensive and defensive MVP awards as junior and senior. Personal • Named the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s Player of the Year in 2013 after earning ﬁ rst team all-area and all-conference honors as a • Born Aug. 3, 1995, in Green Bay, Wis. quarterback, defensive back and kick returner. • Son of Mike Daniels and Vicci Gaestel. • Recorded 45 tackles, forced three fumbles, intercepted three • Business administration major. passes, broke up 15 and blocked two kicks as a senior. • Averaged 18.4 yards on 11 punt returns in 2013. • Named ﬁ rst team all-area and all-conference defensive back as a junior. • Made 37 tackles, forced two fumbles and had four picks in 2012.

18 PETER DEPPE Punter | 6-1 | 203 | Fr.-R Almont, Mich. | Almont HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Four-time all-area and all-conference honoree as a kicker and punter. • Earned all-state recognition as a senior after converting 36-of-40 PATs. • Averaged 44.0 yards per punt as a senior in 2013. Personal • Averaged 40.0 yards per punt as a junior, including a long of 60 yards. • Born April 9, 1996, in Southﬁ eld, Mich. • Converted on 34-of-42 PATs and recorded 12 touchbacks on kickoffs • Son of Mark and Debra Deppe. in 2012. • Mechanical engineering major. • Ranked the seventh-best punter in the nation at Kohl’s Kicking Camp.

95 RUBEN DUNBAR Defensive Line | 6-3 | 270 | Jr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. | Glenbard West HS

2014 High School • Played in one game for the Huskies. • Earned the Coaches Award as the team’s best player following the • Made his collegiate debut against 2013 season. Presbyterian (8-28), recording his ﬁ rst • Won the Best D-Lineman Award as a junior. career tackles (two solo) in NIU’s season- • Ranked as the top defensive lineman in Illinois for the Class of 2013. opening win. • Rated as the 17th-best recruit in Illinois by 247Sports.com. • Helped Glenbard West win the 2012 Class 7A state title. Personal • Born March 23, 1995, in Chicago, Ill. • Son of Dexter Dunbar and Pamela Keys. • Communications and media studies major.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 35 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 8 LADELL FLEMING Defensive End | 6-0 | 236 | Jr.-R | 2L Chicago, Ill. | Julian HS

2014 2012 • Appeared in 12 games as a versatile • Redshirted. defensive front-seven player. • Earned Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honor after the • Tallied 24 tackles on the season, with Kansas (9-22) game. 10 solo and 14 assisted. • Named Special Teams Scout Player of the Week following the Army • Teamed up with Jason Meehan for his (9-15) contest. fi rst career sack at Northwestern (9-6). • Also set a career-high with fi ve tackles High School in that victory at Northwestern (9-6). • Matched that tally with fi ve stops in the MAC Championship Game • Led team with 115 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions to triumph over Bowling Green (12-5). earn all-conference honors. • Had fi ve other multi-tackle games, with four stops at Arkansas (9-20). • Earned fi rst-team all-conference honors as a junior. • Also a member of Julian’s wrestling team, where he won the 2013 Chicago City Championship as a sophomore. • Appeared in nine games as a member of multiple special teams units and as a reserve linebacker. Personal • Named NIU Special Teams Co-Player of the Week for the • Born Feb. 1, 1994, in Chicago, Ill. Massachusetts (11-2) game. • Son of Benita McBride. • Recorded his fi rst forced fumble and had a season-best four tackles • Communications and media studies major. against the Minutemen. • Made his fi rst career tackle at Purdue (9-28). Game-By-Game Stats 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Fleming’s Career Stats Iowa 0-0-0 Presby. 2-0-2 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU Idaho 0-0-0 NW 2-3-5 0.5 SK 2013 9/0 5 3 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 0/0 EIU 0-0-0 UNLV 0-0-0 Purdue 1-0-1 Arkansas 2-2-4 2014 12/0 10 14 24 0.5-3 0.5-3 0/0 0/0 KSU 1-1-2 KSU 1-0-1 Career 21/0 15 17 32 0.5-3 0.5-3 1/0 0/0 Akron DNP CMU 0-0-0 CMU 0-0-0 Miami 2-0-2 SINGLE GAME HIGHS EMU 1-0-1 EMU 0-2-2 Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. BGSU, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 UMass 2-2-4 FF BSU DNP Sacks: 0.5, vs. Northwestern, 9-6-14 BSU 0-0-0 Toledo DNP Forced Fumbles: 1, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Toledo DNP Ohio 0-0-0 WMU DNP WMU 1-0-1 BGSU DNP BGSU 0-5-5 Utah St. DNP Marshall 0-2-2

77 SHANE EVANS Offensive Line | 6-4 | 302 | Fr.-R Crystal Lake, Ill. | Prairie Ridge HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Started all four years on the offensive line during high school. • Named to IHSA’s All-State team following his senior season and was also an Academic All-State choice. Personal • All-area and all-conference offensive lineman who was also named MVP of his high school squad as a senior. • Born Nov. 20, 1995, in Crystal Lake, Ill. • Served as a team captain as a junior and senior. • Son of Matthew and Nancy Evans. • Selected Freshman/Sophomore All-American in 2010 and 2011 by • Business major. MaxPreps.com. • Named all-conference as a junior and as a sophomore and added all-area recognition his junior season. • Ranked as the 35th-best recruit in Illinois by 247Sports.com.

2014 High School • Played in all 14 games with a start in • Named fi rst team all-state by the Illinois High School Association. the MAC Championship Game victory • Awarded the team’s MVP award following the 2012 season. over Bowling Green (12-5). • Earned all-area honorable mention honors from the Northwest • Tallied a career-high eight stops in that Herald following his junior season. 51-17 triumph over the Falcons. • Made three tackles and returned a kickoff 24 yards in Prairie Ridge’s • Finished sixth on the team with 65 35-14 win over Peoria Richwoods in the 2011 Class 6A championship. total tackles for the season, 39 solo. • Recorded a tackle in every contest with 13 multi-stop games and Personal 10 games with at least four tackles. • Born Dec. 25, 1994, in Crystal Lake, Ill. • Third on the Huskies with 3.5 sacks for the season. • Son of Mike Folliard and Sue Bailey. • Had career-high two sacks in Boca Raton Bowl versus Marshall (12-23). • Organizational and corporate communications major. • Totaled eight tackles for loss, good for fourth on the Huskies. • Only NIU defender with multiple forced and recovered fumbles. • Forced fumbles at Northwestern (9-6) and Western Michigan (11-28). • Recovered fumbles against Presbyterian (8-28) and Ball State (11-5). Game-By-Game Stats 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2013 Iowa DNP Presby. 4-2-6 TFL, FR Idaho DNP NW 1-0-1 FF • Played in 11 games and started one as a true freshman. EIU DNP UNLV 2-0-2 • Recorded 20 tackles and two tackles for loss on the season. Purdue 1-0-1 Arkansas 4-2-6 • Made his fi rst career stop at Purdue (9-28). KSU 0-0-0 KSU 4-2-6 0.5 SK • Saw action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker. Akron 1-0-1 CMU 3-0-3 TFL • Notched a career-high six tackles with a tackle for loss against CMU 0-0-0 Miami 3-1-4 TFL Eastern Michigan (10-26). EMU 3-3-6 TFL EMU 2-5-7 0.5 SK UMass 2-3-5 TFL, FF BSU 1-2-3 FR • Forced a fumble and made fi ve tackles at Massachusetts (11-2), BSU 0-0-0 Toledo 3-1-4 0.5 TFL including another tackle for loss. Toledo 0-0-0 Ohio 1-3-4 • Blocked a kick and made three stops in the MAC Championship WMU 2-2-4 WMU 2-2-4 SK, FF game against Bowling Green (12-6). BGSU 1-2-3 BGSU 6-2-8 Utah St. 0-0-0 Marshall 3-4-7 2.0 SK Folliard’s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 11/1 10 10 20 2.0-4 0.0-0 1/1 0/0 2014 14/1 39 26 65 8.0-36 3.5-29 2/2 0/2 Career 25/2 49 36 85 10.0-40 3.5-29 3/3 0/2 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 8, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 Sacks and TFLs: 2.0, vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14 Forced Fumbles: 1, three times, last at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 Fumble Recoveries: 1, three times, last at Ball State, 11-5-14

47 AARON FISCHER Fullback | 5-10 | 234 | Fr.-R Sun Prairie, Wis. | Sun Prairie HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Two-time all-conference honoree. • Named a team captain prior to the 2013 season. • Helped the Cardinals win Big 8 Conference titles in 2012 and 2013. Personal • Ranked as the top fullback in the state and 35th player overall in • Born Feb. 26, 1996, in Madison, Wis. the state of Wisconsin by WisSports.net. • Son of Rick and Gina Fischer. • Business major.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 37 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 44 PEREZ FORD Defensive End | 6-0 | 227 | Sr. | 3L Romeoville, Ill. | Romeoville HS

2014 High School • Started all 14 games at defensive end, • Rushed for 602 yards and six touchdowns as a senior to earn one of just four Huskie defenders to honorable mention all-conference honors. begin every game. • Tallied 36 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception return for • Made 57 total tackles on the season, a touchdown in 2011 as a team captain. with 33 solo and 24 assists. • Ranked as the 18th-best recruit in Illinois by ESPN. • Ranked second on the teamwith fi ve • Won EdgyTim’s Fastest Man Competition among Illinois running sacks and nine tackles for loss. backs. • Selected second team All-MAC by the league coaches and Phil Steele. • Conference champion and state qualifi er in the 100 and 200 meters • Forced a team-high three fumbles. on the track. • Disrupted opposing passers all season, tallying fi ve quarterback hits and three pass break ups. Personal • Had fi ve tackles - all solo - a sack and two TFLs at UNLV (9-13). • Born Jan. 20, 1994, in Chicago, Ill. • His key sack and forced fumble in the fourth quarter at Western • Son of Perez Ford and Janetta Johnson. Michigan (11-28) helped the Huskies win to clinch the MAC West. • Chemistry major. • Recorded a sack and tied a career high with six tackles at Ohio (11-18). • Had at least one-half tackle for loss in 10 of NIU’s fi nal 12 games. • Named NIU Defensive Lineman of the Week after making four solo tackles in the win over Toledo (11-11). Game-By-Game Stats 2012 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Iowa 0-0-0 Iowa 0-0-0 Presby. 1-0-1 2013 UT Martin 1-1-2 1 TFL Idaho 4-2-6 1.5 SK,FF NW 4-0-4 Army 0-0-0 3 TFL,FR UNLV 5-0-5 2.0 TFL • Played in every game as a member of the Huskies’ defensive line Kansas 0-0-0 EIU 2-2-4 2 SK Arkansas 0-3-3 0.5 TFL rotation as a rush end. CMU 1-0-1 Purdue 0-0-0 KSU 2-3-5 TFL • Tied for third on the team in sacks with four and his eight tackles BSU 0-0-0 KSU 0-0-0 CMU 2-1-3 TFL for loss ranked second on the team. UB 1-0-1 Akron 2-1-3 Miami 4-1-5 TFL, FF • Made 21 total tackles. Akron 0-0-0 CMU 1-0-1 TFL EMU 3-2-5 0.5 SK • Recorded a career-high six tackles, including three tackles for loss WMU 0-0-0 EMU 0-0-0 BSU 1-4-5 0.5 SK and 1.5 sacks at Idaho (9-14). UMass 1-0-1 UMass 0-1-1 Toledo 4-0-4 • Also forced and recovered a fumble against the Vandals. Toledo 0-0-0 BSU 2-0-2 Ohio 3-3-6 SK, FF EMU 0-0-0 Toledo 0-1-1 WMU 2-3-5 SK, FF • Credited with four tackles and a season-high two sacks against KSU 0-1-1 WMU 2-0-2 TFL BGSU 1-2-3 0.5 SK Eastern Illinois (9-21). Florida St. DNP BGSU 0-1-1 Marshall 1-2-3 Utah St. 0-3-3 0.5 SK 2012 • Recorded six tackles in 13 games as a true freshman. • Posted a season-best two tackles, including one for a loss, versus UT Martin (9-8). • Played on special teams and in limited spots at defensive end.

Ford’s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 14/0 4 2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2013 14/2 13 11 24 7.0-37 3.5-18 1/1 0/0 2014 14/14 33 24 57 9.0-53 5.0-43 3/0 0/3 Career 42/16 50 37 87 17.0-92 8.5-61 4/1 0/3 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 6, twice, last at Ohio, 11-18-14 Sacks: 2, vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-21-13 TFLs: 3, at Idaho, 9-14-13

Defensive end Perez Ford, a second team All-MAC selection in 2014, returns for his senior season at NIU after tallying ﬁ ve sacks and nine tackles for loss last year.

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games, playing • Earned all-state honorable mention honors from the Champaign primarily on special teams with limited News-Gazette as a senior. time at wide receiver. • Garnered fi rst team all-conference and fi rst team all-area • Made the fi rst reception of his NIU recognition in 2011. career at Western Michigan (11-28), • Recorded 22 receptions for 680 yards and nine touchdowns as a helping the Huskies clinch the MAC West. senior. • His 11-yard catch converted a fi rst • Intercepted two passes on defense his fi nal season. down on a crucial third-and-six play on the eventual go-ahead drive • Also a state-qualifi er sprinter at Richwoods, where he holds varsity in the fourth quarter. records in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 400 meters. 2013 Personal • Appeared in the fi rst fi ve games of the season on special teams. • Broke his collarbone in the Kent State (10-5) game and missed the • Born March 14, 1994, in Bloomington, Ill. rest of the season. • Son of Clayton Glasper and Theo Hartzler. • Kinesiology major. 2012 • Redshirted. • Named Special Teams Scout Player of the Week following the Eastern Michigan (11-23) game.

19 KENNY GOLLADAY Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 200 | Jr.-R Chicago, Ill. | St. Rita HS/North Dakota

2014 High School • Redshirted following his transfer from • Garnered ﬁ rst team Blue Division All-Catholic League honors as a North Dakota to NIU. senior. • Made a big impression in practices, • Caught 44 passes for 640 yards and nine touchdowns in 2011. earning NIU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the Western Personal Michigan game (11-28). • Son of Kenneth Golladay and Stacy Wright. • General studies major. Prior to NIU • Caught 99 passes for 1,313 yards and nine touchdowns in two seasons at North Dakota. • Named to honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference following his sophomore season. • Led UND with 69 receptions, accounting for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013. • Set a school record with 16 receptions and four receiving touchdowns against Northern Arizona (11-2-13). • Ran back a team-long 64-yard punt return for a touchdown against Valparaiso (8-29-13). • Hauled in 30 passes for 429 yards and a touchdown as a true freshman.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 39 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 34 CHRISTIAN HAGAN Kicker | 6-0 | 189 | So. | 1L Omaha, Neb. | Westside HS 2014 High School • Took over NIU’s starting placekicking • Named fi rst team all-state as an athlete and punter by the Omaha duties in the Ball State game (11-5) and World-Herald following his senior season. kept that role for the rest of the season. • Garnered all-area recognition from the Omaha World-Herald and • Made 9-of-12 fi eld goal attempts. the Lincoln Journal Star, along with all-conference honors from • Converted all 23 extra point attempts. multiple outlets. • Finished the year as the Huskies’ third- • Converted nine-of-15 fi eld goal attempts and 60-of-61 PATs in leading scorer with 50 points on the 2013. season. • Averaged 33.0 yards per punt, including a long of 54 yards. Placed • Was 6-for-7 on fi eld goals of 30-plus yards. six punts inside the 20-yard line as a senior. • Went 3-for-3 on fi eld goals in the MAC Championship Game victory • Recorded a single-season record 71 touchbacks on kickoffs in 2013. against Bowling Green (12-5), from 35, 32 and 23 yards. • Completed 153-of-240 passes for 2,200 yards and 24 touchdowns • Also made three FGs in the Boca Raton Bowl vs. Marshall (12-23). as a senior, setting school records for passing yards, completion • Converted a career-long 40-yard fi eld-goal attempt at Western percentage, touchdown passes and quarterback rating. Michigan (11-28), giving NIU much-needed momentum heading • Rushed for 231 yards and two touchdowns on 65 carries. into halftime. • Named to Nebraska’s all-state team in baseball in 2013 as an • Named MAC West Specialist of the Week after making his fi rst two infi elder and a pitcher. collegiate fi eld-goal attempts against Toledo (11-11). Personal Hagan’s Career Stats • Born Aug. 17, 1995, in Omaha, Neb. • Son of Steve and Alice Hagan. Year G/GS Made-Att. Pct. Long PAT Pts. Blk. • Business administration major. 2014 6/0 9-12 75.0 40 23-23 50 1 SINGLE GAME HIGHS FG Made: 3, twice, last vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14 FG Att.: 4, vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14 Long FG: 40, at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 PATS: 6, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14

17 RYAN GRAHAM Quarterback | 6-1 | 214 | Fr.-R Wheaton, Ill. | Wheaton Warrenville South HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Completed 151-of-298 passes for 2,007 yards and 24 touchdowns in • Named NIU Offensive Scout Team two seasons as the starting quarterback. Player of the Week for his good work • Ran for 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns on 247 carries in two years. helping the Huskies prepare for • Named team MVP and second team all-conference as a senior. Northwestern (9-6). • Threw for 1,079 yards on 70-of-146 passing in 2013 and tossed 13 touchdown passes. • Gained 576 yards on the ground as a senior, scoring twice. Personal • Selected as a team captain prior to his senior year. • Tallied 928 yards and 11 touchdowns on 81-of-152 passing as a • Born Jan. 9, 1996, in Geneva, Ill. junior. • Son of Dan and Robin Graham • Scored nine rushing touchdowns in 2012 while gaining 520 yards • Business administration major. on 118 carries. • Father was a former NIU (1983-87) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers lineman. • Uncle, Russ, played linebacker and safety at NIU (1979-82). • Uncle, Kent, played quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins.

2014 High School • Solidifi ed the NIU starting quarterback • Named to the Missouri Sports Writers Association All-State and St. role, starting the fi nal 12 games. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro teams after accounting for 3,317 yards • Appeared in all 14 games, fi nishing with of total offense (2,677 passing, 640 rushing) and 31 TDs in 2011. 2,322 passing yards for 18 touchdowns. • Earned Gateway Athletic Conference South Division Player of the • Led NIU to a fi fth-straight 11-win season. Year and fi rst team all-conference honors as a senior. • Completed 59.4 percent of his passes. • Completed 72.3 percent of his passes (198-of-274) in 2011 with 26 • Earned the role as starting QB role touchdown passes and eight interceptions. after entering the Northwestern (9-6) contest in the second half and • Ranked No. 13 on St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Super 30 list of 2012 recruits. leading the Huskies to three touchdown drives in a 23-15 win. • Completed 65 percent of his passes (274-of-421) for 3,201 yards with • Led the Huskies to a MAC Championship win against Bowling 24 TDs and 11 INTS, rushing for 1,071 yards and 12 scores as a junior. Green (12-5), setting career highs in completions (29) and attempts • One of 10 2011 Super Juniors by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (49) while throwing for two scores in the 51-17 triumph. • Holds Missouri state record for career completion percentage (68%). • Threw just two interceptions in 326 attempts and took just 12 sacks. Personal • Also a threat with his legs, rushing for 900 yards and eight scores. • Rushed for a career-high 180 yards and two scores vs. Miami (10-18). • Born Aug. 1, 1993, in Chapel Hill, N.C. • Broke a career-long 78-yard run and had another 100-yard rushing • Son of Andy and Kim Hare. game the following week at Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Father played football at Minnesota. • Ran for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter at Western Michigan • Business administration major. (11-28), helping NIU clinch the MAC West for the fi fth consecutive time. • Accounted for at least one touchdown in 13 different games. Hare’s Career Stats • Selected as MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week after his performance at Northwestern and also following the MAC PASSING Championship Game win over Bowling Green. Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/G Effi c. • Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after setting 2013 3/0 5-9-0 55.6 153 2 81 51.0 271.7 passing career highs with 285 yards and three three touchdowns in 2014 14/12 194-326-2 59.5 2322 18 65 165.9 136.3 the victory at UNLV (9-13). Career 17/12 199-335-2 59.4 2475 20 81 145.6 140.0 • Phil Steele third team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC Team choice. RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 2013 3/0 5 68 13.6 1 47 22.7 • Appeared in three games as the Huskies’ third-string quarterback. 2014 14/12 159 900 5.7 8 78 64.3 • Finished fi ve-of-nine passing for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Career 17/12 164 968 5.9 9 78 56.9 • Rushed fi ve times for 68 yards and a touchdown. • Completed his fi rst touchdown pass versus Eastern Michigan (10- PASSING GAME HIGHS 26) to fullback Ricky Connors from 11 yards out. Attempts: 49, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 • Went three-of-fi ve for 55 yards and a touchdown in the game. Completions: 29, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 • Played in his fi rst career game versus Purdue (9-28). Passing Yards: 285, at UNLV, 9-13-14 • Completed two-of-four passes for 98 yards at Massachusetts (11-2) Touchdowns: 3, at UNLV, 9-13-14 • Threw the team’s longest touchdown pass of the season with an Long Completion: 81, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 81-yard completion to Chad Beebe at UMass. RUSHING GAME HIGHS 2012 Rushing Attempts: 18, at Ball State, 11-5-14 Rushing Yards: 180, vs. Miami, 10-18-14 • Redshirted. Rushing Touchdowns: 2, twice, last at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 Long Rush: 78, at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14

Game-By-Game Passing Stats Game-By-Game Rushing Stats 2013 OPP. C-A-I YDS TD 2014 OPP. C-A-I YDS TD 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa DNP Presby. 8-13-0 100 1 Iowa DNP Presby. 5-51 Idaho DNP NW 6-10-0 109 2 Idaho DNP NW 11-31 TD EIU DNP UNLV 18-28-0 285 3 EIU DNP UNLV 14-74 TD Purdue 0-0-0 0 0 Ark. 18-29-0 179 2 Purdue 0-0 Arkansas 5-17 KSU DNP KSU 8-15-0 93 0 KSU DNP KSU 7-34 Akron DNP CMU 18-13-1 231 2 Akron DNP CMU 4-28 CMU DNP Miami 12-16-0 185 1 CMU DNP Miami 17-180 2TD EMU 3-5-0 55 1 EMU 8-14-0 44 0 EMU 3-16 EMU 13-166 TD UMass 2-4-0 98 1 BSU 16-27-0 126 0 UMass 2-52 TD BSU 18-40 BSU DNP Toledo 14-22-0 190 1 BSU DNP Toledo 16-66 Toledo DNP Ohio 15-23-0 178 2 Toledo DNP Ohio 12-67 WMU DNP WMU 9-20-0 159 1 WMU DNP WMU 11-36 2TD BGSU DNP BGSU 29-49-1 218 2 BGSU DNP BGSU 12-60 TD Utah St. DNP Marshall 15-27-0 225 1 Utah St. DNP Marshall 14-50

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Three-time all-conference and two-time all-area honoree. • Selected as Defensive Scout Team • Compiled 137 tackles, 68 solo, in 2012 and 2013. Player of the Week three times • Earned fi rst team all-state, all-area and all-conference honors throughout the season for his work following his senior season while playing offensive line, defensive helping NIU prepare for opponents. line and tight end. • Recorded 78 tackles and four pass breakups in 2013. • Named the team’s Defensive MVP and Lineman of the Year Personal following the 2013 season. • Born Dec. 28, 1995, in Springfi eld, Ill. • Tallied 59 tackles, 34 solo, as a junior en route to fi rst team all- • Son of Greg and Peggy Harmston. conference honors. • Biology major. • Caught 15 passes for 207 yards as a tight end in 2012. • Both parents were student-athletes at Augustana (Ill.) College. • Collected all-area and all-conference recognition as a sophomore. • Three-time state qualifi er in wrestling.

46 TERRELL HARRIS Fullback | 5-11 | 257 | Jr.-R Lansing, Ill. | Bloom Trail HS 2014 High School • Appeared in two games for the Huskies • Three-year letterwinner at Bloom Trail. at reserve linebacker. • Selected Team MVP as a senior in 2011 after leading Bloom Trail • Debuted at NIU in the season opener with 80 tackles, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. against Presbyterian (8-28), recording a • Two-time All-Southland Conference selection at linebacker. solo tackle for loss of ﬁ ve yards. • Tallied 60-plus tackles in each of his three seasons. • Also featured the next week in the win • Also competed in wrestling, basketball and track & ﬁ eld in high school. at Northwestern (9-6). • Moved to fullback during spring practices in 2015. Personal • Born March 4, 1994, in Chicago, Ill. Prior to NIU • Son of Frank and Sylvia Harris. • Redshirted in 2012 on the football team at St. Francis in Joliet, Ill. • Organizational and corporate communications major.

74 LINCOLN HOWARD Offensive Line | 6-5 | 305 | Jr.-R | 1L Osceola, Wis. | Osceola HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve • Three-year starter and two-year team captain who earned all- offensive tackle for the Huskies. conference honorable mention honors following his junior season. • Contributed on special teams as a • Was the OHS basketball team’s leading rebounder as a senior. member of the fi eld goal and PAT unit. • Honorable mention all-conference selection in hoops. • Also competed for the track & fi eld team as a thrower. 2013 Personal • Appeared in his fi rst career game versus Eastern Michigan (10-26). • Born April 9, 1994, in Toledo, Ohio. • Son of Willie and Debbie Howard. 2012 • Kinesiology major. • Redshirted. • Converted from tight end to offensive line in the spring of 2013.

2014 High School • Medical redshirt after suffering a • Named to the all-state, academic all-state and all-conference teams season-ending injury. as a senior. • Appeared in two games, rushing for 91 • Named the Chicago Catholic Conference’s offensive MVP after yards on 25 carries. rushing for 1,774 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2011. • Had a career-high 86 all-purpose yards • Averaged 173 rushing yards per game as a senior. at UNLV (9-13), including a 12-yard • Gained 1,137 rushing and 623 receiving yards as a junior en route touchdown reception. to earning fi rst-team all-conference and academic all-state honors. 2013 • Ran for 4,356 yards and 57 touchdowns in three seasons. • Member of the state championship track & fi eld team in 2011 and • Played in the fi rst fi ve games of the year before going down with an earned all-state honors in the 4x200 relay as a junior. injury. • Also was a member of Leo’s chess team. • Fifth on the team in rushing yards with 143 yards on 21 attempts. • Recorded seven receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown. Personal • Had a career-high 85 all-purpose yards at Kent State (10-5), with two carries for 31 yards and three catches for 54 yards. • Born Oct. 31, 1993, in Chicago, Ill . • Had a career long 55-yard catch and run versus the Golden Flashes. • Son of Keith, Sr., and Lisa Harris. • Carried the ball six times for 31 yards and caught two passes for 20 • Sociology major. yards at Purdue (9-28). • Scored both of his rushing touchdowns in the home opener against Eastern Illinois (9-21). Game-By-Game Rushing Stats 2012 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa 2-11 TD Iowa 5-30 Presby. 8-26 • Ranked fourth on the team in rushing with 238 yards on 55 carries UT Martin 3-2 Idaho 5-33 NW DNP as a true freshman. Army DNP EIU 6-25 2 TD UNLV 17-65 • Appeared in nine games and started two. Kansas 0-0 Purdue 3-24 Arkansas DNP • Scored his fi rst career touchdown on a seven-yard run against Iowa CMU 6-66 TD KSU 2-31 KSU DNP (9-1) in the season opener at Soldier Field. BSU 5-46 Akron DNP CMU DNP • Rushed for 25 yards and two scores on a season-high 13 carries UB 7-12 CMU DNP Miami DNP against Massachusetts (11-3). Akron 7-26 EMU DNP EMU DNP WMU 12-38 UMass DNP BSU DNP • Rushed for a season-high 66 yards and a touchdown on six carries UMass 13-25 2 TD BSU DNP Toledo DNP versus Central Michigan (9-29), including a season-long 53-yard run. Toledo DNP Toledo DNP Ohio DNP EMU DNP WMU DNP WMU DNP KSU DNP BGSU DNP BGSU DNP Harris’ Career Stats Florida St. DNP Utah St. DNP Marshall DNP RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/Gm 2012 9/2 55 226 4.1 4 53 25.1 Game-By-Game Receiving Stats 2013 5/1 21 143 6.8 2 29 20.4 2014 2/0 25 91 3.6 0 11 45.5 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Career 16/3 101 460 4.6 6 53 35.4 Iowa 0-0 Iowa 0-0 Presby. 0-0 UT Martin 0-0 Idaho 1-15 TD NW DNP Army DNP EIU 1-6 UNLV 2-21 TD RECEIVING Kansas 0-0 Purdue 2-20 Arkansas DNP Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G CMU 0-0 KSU 3-54 KSU DNP 2012 9/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 BSU 0-0 Akron DNP CMU DNP 2013 5/1 7 95 13.6 1 55 13.6 UB 0-0 CMU DNP Miami DNP 2014 2/0 2 21 10.5 1 12 10.5 Akron 0-0 EMU DNP EMU DNP Career 16/3 9 116 12.9 2 55 7.3 WMU 0-0 UMass DNP BSU DNP UMass 0-0 BSU DNP Toledo DNP SINGLE GAME HIGHS Toledo DNP Toledo DNP Ohio DNP EMU DNP WMU DNP WMU DNP Carries: 13, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 KSU DNP BGSU DNP BGSU DNP Rushing Yards: 66, vs. Central Michigan, 9-29-12 Florida St. DNP Utah St. DNP Marshall DNP Longest Gain: 53, vs. Central Michigan, 9-29-12 Touchdowns: 2, vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12 Receiving Yards: 54, at Kent State, 10-5-13 All-Purpose Yards: 86, at UNLV, 9-13-14

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 43 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 23 JORDAN HUFF Tailback | 5-11 | 218 | So.-R | 1L Mobile, Ala. | St. Paul’s Episcopal HS

2014 2013 • Played in 11 games with one start. • Redshirted. • Received his fi rst starting nod in the • Named Offensive Scout Player of the Week for his work in NIU backfi eld against Miami (10-18). preparing for the Toledo (11-20) game. • Scored on his lone carry of the game on a six-yard rush. High School • Tallied 271 all-purpose yards on the season as a tailback and kick returner. • Two-time all-state and three-time all-area honoree. • Had the longest kickoff return of the season by a Huskie, a 66-yard • Holds school records for career and single season rushing yards. return versus Kent State (10-4) that set up the decisive fi eld goal. • Finished his career with 4,873 rushing yards while playing on the • Finished season with 200 kickoff return yards on eight attempts. varsity squad all four seasons. • Had 71 rushing yards on nine carries, a 7.9 yards-per-carry average. • Scored 55 touchdowns over three seasons. • Scored touchdowns on three of nine carries, with his fi rst career • Gained 967 yards and scored 16 touchdowns as a senior score a game-winner against Kent State. • Scored 15 touchdowns and rushed for 962 yards as a junior. • Also found the end zone and had a career-high 25 rushing yards in • Posted his best season as a sophomore, carrying the ball 260 times the MAC Championship Game victory over Bowling Green (12-5). for 1,705 yards and 24 touchdowns for the Saints. • Rushed for 1,239 yards on 233 carries as a freshman. Personal Huff’s Career Stats • Born April 9, 1995, in Mobile, Ala. RUSHING • Son of Willie and Colette Huff. Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G • Pre-computer science major. 2014 11/1 9 71 7.9 3 18 6.5

KICKOFF RETURNS Game-By-Game Rushing Stats Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Presby. 3-8 2014 11/1 8 200 25.0 0 66 NW DNP UNLV 0-0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Arkansas 1-14 Rush Attempts: 3, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 KSU 1-18 TD Rushing Yards: 25, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 CMU 0-0 Long Gain: 18, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 Miami 1-6 TD Long Kickoff Return: 66, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 EMU 0-0 Most Kickoff Returns: 3, twice, last vs. Miami, 10-18-14 BSU 0-0 Toledo 0-0 Ohio DNP WMU 0-0 BGSU 3-25 TD Marshall DNP

30 TIFONTE HUNT Cornerback | 5-9 | 178 | Fr.-R Harvey, Ill. | Thornton Township HS

2014 High School • Took a medical redshirt season. • Three-time team captain and three-year starter who compiled 71 • Made his collegiate debut in NIU’s tackles, 22 pass breakups and seven interceptions. season oepner against Presbyterian (8-28) • Tallied 29 tackles, nine pass breakups, four interceptions and two before being sidelined by injury. fumble recoveries in 2013. • Combined for nine kickoff and punt return touchdowns as a senior. • Earned Team MVP and all-area honors following his senior season. • Recorded 23 tackles, forced a fumble and picked off two passes as Personal a junior en route to garnering all-conference recognition. • Born Feb. 21, 1996, in Chicago, Ill. • Returned nine of his 12 punt returns for touchdowns in 2012. • Son of Chico Hunt and Tiffany Ray. • Posted 19 tackles and seven pass breakups as a sophomore. • Organizational and corporate communications major.

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve • Registered 90 tackles (60 solo), three interceptions, three forced linebacker and special teams contributor. fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his senior season. • Made 11 tackles on the season, six • Earned all-area recognition and was named the team’s defensive solo. MVP following his senior campaign. • Recorded a career-high three stops in • Played in Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game following 2012 season. his collegiate debut against Presbyterian • Recorded 60 tackles with a pick and fumble recovery as a junior. (8-28) and had three tackles at Western Michigan (11-28). • Teamed up with Sean Folliard to record his ﬁ rst career half-sack at Personal Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team. • Born July 23, 1995, in Miramar, Fla. • Son of Robert and Juanita Jones. 2013 • Father played football at Miami (Fla.). • Kinesiology major. • Redshirted. • Named Defensive Scout Player of the Week for the Iowa (8-31) and Western Michigan (11-26) games. Game-By-Game Stats 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Presby. 2-1-3 Jones IV’s Career Stats NW 0-0-0 UNLV 0-0-0 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU Arkansas 0-0-0 2014 14/0 6 5 11 0.5-3 0.5-3 0/0 0/0 KSU 0-0-0 CMU 0-0-0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Miami 0-0-0 Tackles: 3, twice, last at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 EMU 1-1-2 0.5 SK Sacks: 0.5, at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14 BSU 1-0-1 Toledo 0-0-0 Ohio 0-1-1 WMU 2-1-3 BGSU 0-1-1 Marshall 0-0-0

27 JAWUAN JOHNSON Safety | 5-11 | 209 | Fr.-R E. St. Louis, Ill. | New Boston [Texas] HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Two-time all-conference, all-area and all-district honoree. • Tallied 171 tackles, 10 forced fumbles and eight interceptions. • Registered 70 tackles, forced six fumbles and intercepted two Personal passes in 2013. • Born June 13, 1996, in East St. Louis, Ill. • Caught 18 passes for 650 yards and eight touchdowns. • Son of Jimmie Lee Johnson, Sr., and • Returned two punts for touchdowns in 2013. Ulysses Doss. • Garnered ﬁ rst team all-district recognition on both offense and • Communications and media studies major. defense as a senior. • Recorded 101 tackles, 83 solo, in 2012, along with six interceptions and four forced fumbles. • Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior.

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 45 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS

92 MARIO JONES Defensive Tackle | 6-0 | 286 | Jr.-R | 2L Chicago, Ill. | Hubbard HS

2014 High School • Played in 13 games with one start. • Garnered honorable mention all-state honors after his senior season. • Started the season opener against • Posted 55 tackles and four sacks in 2011 to earn all-conference, all- Presbyterian (8-28). city and special mention all-area honors. • Finished the season with 15 tackles, • Ranked No. 28 in the Rivals.com Illinois Postseason Top 30. four solo and 11 assists. • Named to the all-conference and all-city teams as a junior • Had a career-high eight tackles at Ohio • Went to U.S. Army All-American Bowl Combine in San Antonio in 2010. (11-18), including one-half tackle for loss. • Named to the ESPNChicago.com Defensive Player of the Year • Also tallied a 19-yard solo tackle for loss against Kent State (10-4). Watchlist before his senior year. • Ranked as the 40th-best prospect in Illinois by ESPN. 2013 • Appeared in 11 games and started one as a redshirt freshman. Personal • Totaled 13 tackles, seven solo stops. • Born June 26, 1993, in Chicago, Ill. • Started his ﬁ rst career game at Iowa (8-31) and made two tackles. • Son of Sheila Jones. • Recorded three tackles and accounted for 1.5 sacks at Idaho (9-14). • Sociology major. 2012 • Redshirted. Jones’ Career Stats • Earned Defensive Scout Player of the Week honors vs. UT Martin (9-8). Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 11/1 7 6 13 1.5-13 1.5-13 0/0 0/0 2014 13/1 4 11 15 1.5-21 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 Career 24/2 11 17 28 3.0-34 1.5-13 0/0 0/0

SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 8, at Ohio, 11-18-14 Sacks: 1.5, at Idaho, 9-14-13

Game-By-Game Stats 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Iowa 0-2-2 Presby. 1-0-1 Idaho 2-1-3 1.5 SK NW 0-0-0 EIU 1-0-1 UNLV 0-0-0 Purdue 1-0-1 Arkansas 0-1-1 KSU 0-1-1 KSU 1-1-2 TFL Akron 0-0-0 CMU 1-0-1 CMU 1-0-1 Miami 0-0-0 EMU 1-0-1 EMU 0-0-0 UMass 0-2-2 BSU 0-0-0 BSU 0-0-0 Toledo 0-0-0 Defensive tackle Mario Jones provides great depth for the NIU defensive front seven. Toledo DNP Ohio 1-7-8 0.5 TFL WMU 1-0-1 WMU 0-2-2 BGSU DNP BGSU 0-0-0 Utah St. DNP Marshall DNP

2014 High School • Emerged as a force on the NIU defensive • Picked as the conference Defensive Player of the Year and the line, starting all 14 games at tackle. Kiwanis G.R.E.A.T. Player of the Year following the 2012 season. • One of just four Huskie defenders, and • Named all-state, all-city and all-conference fi rst team as a senior. the only freshman on the roster, to start • Earned spots on the Indianapolis Star’s Super Team and the Indiana every game in 2014. Football Coaches Association Top 50 Team. • Tallied 22 tackles, including nine solo • Garnered all-city and all-conference recognition as a junior. stops and 13 assists. • Recorded 36 tackles and three sacks in 2011, along with a forced • Recorded 2.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss. fumble and fumble recovery. • Tallied a career-high fi ve tackles in the victory at Ball State (11-5). • Had seven multi-tackle games and at least one stop in 11 contests. Personal • Combined with Jason Meehan at Northwestern (9-6) for fi rst career sack. • Also recorded solo sacks at UNLV (9-13) and Western Michigan (11-28). • Born Sept. 26, 1994, in Detroit, Mich. • Forced a fumble at Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Son of William Lee and Catherine Durden. • Named NIU Defensive Lineman of the Week for his play in the Eastern • Journalism major. Michigan (10-25) and Western Michigan (11-28) games. • Member of the Academic All-MAC Team. 2013 • Redshirted.

Lee’s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2014 14/14 9 13 22 3.0-27 2.5-26 1/0 0/0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 5, at Ball State, 11-5-14 Sacks: 1.0, twice, last at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 Forced Fumbles: 1, at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14

Game-By-Game Defensive Stats 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Presby. 0-0-0 NW 0-2-2 0.5 SK Defensive tackle William Lee started all 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2014. UNLV 1-1-2 SK Arkansas 0-1-1 0.5 TFL KSU 0-0-0 CMU 1-1-2 Miami 1-0-1 EMU 1-0-1 FF BSU 2-3-5 Toledo 0-0-0 Ohio 0-2-2 WMU 1-2-3 SK BGSU 1-0-1 Marshall 1-1-2

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9 RASHEEN LEMON Linebacker | 6-0 | 220 | Sr.-R | 3L Chicago, Ill. | Proviso West HS

2014 2011 • Started all 14 games at outside linebacker. • Redshirted. • NIU’s second-leading tackler with 90. • Earned Offensive Work Team Player of the Week honors against • Had a team-high 56 solo stops in 2014. Buffalo (10-22). • Also registered 2.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss. High School • Posed a constant threat to opposing passers, tallying six quarterback hits. • Named second team All-West Suburban Conference second team • Third team All-MAC selection. as a senior. • Led the Huskies in tackles in six separate games. • Qualifi ed for state in the 100 meters for track & fi eld team in 2009. • Made a tackle in every game, with at least four stops in the fi nal 10 • Placed fi fth at IHSA Wrestling Tournament at 189 pounds as junior. games of the season, including every MAC contest. • Recorded a career-high 2.0 sacks and added nine tackles at Personal Northwestern (9-6), earning MAC West Defensive Player of the Week. • Tallied a career-high 11 tackles at Ohio (11-18). • Born Aug. 10, 1992, in Chicago, Ill. • Also had a double-digit tackle game (10) at Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Son of Rodney Lemon and Kimberly Steele. • Forced fumbles at UNLV (9-13) and against Kent State (10-4). • General studies major. 2013 • Started two games at linebacker. Game-By-Game Defensive Stats • Posted career highs in tackles (7) and sacks (1.5) at Idaho (9-14). 2012 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER • Registered six tackles at Iowa (8-30). Iowa 1-1-2 Iowa 2-4-6 Presby. 1-0-1 UT Martin 0-1-1 Idaho 4-3-7 1.5 SK NW 8-1-9 2.0 SK 2012 Army 0-0-0 EIU DNP UNLV 4-3-7 FF Kansas 0-0-0 Purdue DNP Arkansas 1-0-1 • Saw action in all 14 games on special teams and as a reserve CMU 0-0-0 KSU DNP KSU 6-3-9 0.5 SK, FF linebacker. BSU 1-0-1 Akron DNP CMU 8-1-9 • Recorded 12 tackles. UB 2-1-3 CMU DNP Miami 6-0-6 • Posted a season-high three tackles against Buffalo (10-13). Akron 0-0-0 FF EMU DNP EMU 3-7-10 WMU 0-0-0 UMass DNP BSU 0-4-4 • Recovered a fumble at Akron (10-20) on a kickoff to set up NIU’s UMass 2-0-2 BSU DNP Toledo 6-1-7 fi rst touchdown of the game. Toledo 0-0-0 Toledo DNP Ohio 3-8-11 0.5 TFL • Made at least one stop in eight games. EMU 1-0-1 WMU DNP WMU 6-1-7 KSU 0-1-1 BGSU DNP BGSU 0-5-5 Florida St. 0-0-0 Utah St. DNP Marshall 4-0-4 Lemon’s Career Stats DEFENSE Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 14/1 7 5 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/1 0/0 2013 2/2 6 7 13 1.5-11 1.5-11 0/0 0/2 2014 14/14 56 34 90 3.0-16 2.5-15 2/0 0/0 Career 30/17 69 46 115 4.5-27 4.0-26 2/1 0/2 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 11, at Ohio, 11-5-14 Sacks: 2.0, at Northwestern, 9-6-14

Linebacker Rasheen Lemon had two sacks in NIU’s win at Northwestern last season.

2014 High School • Redshirted after missing the fi nal 12 • Was the area’s fi fth-leading receiver as a senior with 595 yards on games of the season due to injury. 31 catches and seven touchdowns. • Played in two games, accumulating • Competed in the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast All-Star Football Game. 65 all-purpose yards: 17 rushing, 28 • Also participated in the Lytal Reiter Smith Ivey and Fronrath Trail receiving and 20 on punt returns. Attorneys High School Football All-Star Game. • Transferred to Dwyer for his senior season after previously playing 2013 at Palm Beach Lakes High School, where he tallied 36 yards on fi ve receptions in 2009. • Garnered honorable mention All-America honors from SI.com as an all-purpose player with 1,405 all-purpose yards on 133 touches. Personal • Saw action as a receiver, rusher, punt and kickoff returner and • Born Oct. 24, 1992 in West Palm Beach, Fla. passer (1-of-1). • Son of Emma Garcia. • First-team All Mid-American Conference selection ranked second • General studies major. on the team in all-purpose yards, averaging 117.1 yards per contest. • Led the Huskies and ranked second in the MAC in receptions with 86 for 715 yards and three touchdowns. • NIU’s third-leading rusher with 359 yards, averaging a team-high Lewis’ Career Stats 11.9 yards per carry. RECEIVING • Returned 11 kicks for 312 yards and scored his school-record Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G fourth career kickoff return touchdown vs. Purdue (9-28). 2011 11/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 • Threw his fi rst career touchdown pass with a 17-yard toss to Jordan 2012 14/2 48 539 11.2 5 69 38.5 Lynch against Eastern Michigan (10-26); added 81 yards rushing on 2013 12/10 86 715 8.3 3 41 59.6 four carries and 107 yards receiving on eight receptions. 2014 2/1 4 28 7.0 0 11 14.0 • Hauled in 12 receptions for 71 yards against Ball State (11-13). Career 39/14 138 1,282 9.3 8 69 32.9 • Earned MAC Player of the Week honors vs. Purdue (Specialist) and Idaho (Offensive) with nine catches for 86 yards and a career-high RUSHING 104 rushing yards on just four carries. Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2011 11/1 8 74 9.2 1 20 6.7 2012 2012 14/2 19 111 5.8 1 21 7.9 • Second on the team in receiving with 48 catches for 539 yards and 2013 12/10 30 356 11.9 1 54 29.7 fi ve TDs and second in all-purpose yards with 1,318. 2014 2/1 6 17 2.8 0 8 8.5 • Ranked fourth in the MAC and 35th in the nation with 24.5 yards Career 39/14 63 558 8.9 3 54 14.3 per kickoff return. • Accounted for 111 yards on 19 rushes. KICKOFF RETURNS • Returned fi ve punts for 79 yards and 24 KOs for 589 yards (24.5 avg.). Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg • Earned MAC West Specialist of the Week honors after scoring on a 2011 11/1 30 755 25.2 2 100 93-yard kickoff return at Eastern Michigan (11-23). 2012 14/2 24 589 24.5 1 93 • Paced the Huskies with fi ve receptions for 61 yards against Florida 2013 12/10 11 312 28.4 1 99 State (1-1) in the Orange Bowl. Career 37/13 65 1,656 25.5 4 100 • Caught six passes for a season-high 86 yards vs. UMass (11-3). PUNT RETURNS • Accounted for a season-best 175 all-purpose yards at Western Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Michigan (10-27). 2011 11/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 14/2 5 79 15.8 0 44 2011 2013 12/10 6 22 3.7 0 12 • Saw action in the last 11 games of the season. 2014 2/1 4 20 5.0 0 14 • Led NIU with 30 kickoff returns for 755 yards, a 25.2-yard average. Career 39/14 15 121 8.1 0 44 • Tied NIU record for most kickoff return touchdowns in a season (2). SINGLE GAME HIGHS • Totaled 829 all-purpose yards to rank third on the team. Receptions: 12, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 • Added 74 rushing yards on eight carries with a touchdown. • Finished the season with eight returns of 25 yards or longer. Receiving Yards: 107, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 • Ranked fourth in the MAC and 34th in the nation in kickoff returns. Touchdowns: 2, twice, last at Western Michigan, 10-27-12 • Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns at Toledo (11-1), tying the Long Catch: 69, at Army, 9-15-12 record for longest touchdown play in NIU history to earn MAC West Rushing Yards: 104, at Idaho, 9-14-13 Specialist of the Week honors. Long Rush: 54, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 • Became one of 13 players in FBS history to return two kickoffs for a Long Kickoff Return: 100, at Toledo, 11-1-11 touchdown in the same game. Kickoff Return TDs: 2, at Toledo, 11-1-11 Long Punt Return: 44, at Western Michigan, 10-27-12

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 49 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS

Lewis’ Game-By-Game Receiving Stats Lewis’ Game-By-Game Kick Return Stats 2011 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2011 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Army DNP Iowa 1-2 Iowa 5-82 2 TD Army DNP Iowa 3-62 Iowa 0-0 Kansas DNP UT Martin 4-52 Idaho 9-56 Kansas DNP UT Martin 0-0 Idaho 0-0 Wisc. DNP Army 2-79 TD EIU 9-82 Wisc. DNP Army 3-59 EIU 3-34 Cal Poly 0-0 Kansas 5-33 TD Purdue 3-19 Cal Poly 3-69 Kansas 4-98 Purdue 3-126 TD CMU 0-0 CMU 1-28 KSU 8-49 CMU 1-36 CMU 0-0 KSU 2-49 KSU 0-0 BSU 1-(-1) Akron 6-58 KSU 0-0 BSU 5-112 Akron 1-24 WMU 0-0 UB 3-42 TD CMU 10-54 TD WMU 0-0 UB 0-0 CMU 1-27 UB 0-0 Akron 5-29 EMU 8-107 UB 4-52 Akron 0-0 EMU 0-0 Toledo 0-0 WMU 4-44 2 TD UMass 4-45 Toledo 4-224 2 TD WMU 2-52 UMass 0-0 BGSU 0-0 UMass 6-86 BSU 12-71 BGSU 2-38 UMass 0-0 BSU 0-0 BSU 0-0 Toledo 6-65 Toledo DNP BSU 7-164 Toledo 2-30 Toledo DNP EMU 0-0 EMU 2-15 WMU DNP EMU 2-42 EMU 2-113 TD WMU DNP Ohio 0-0 KSU 3-4 BGSU 6-37 Ohio 3-51 KSU 0-0 BGSU 1-32 Ark. St. 0-0 Florida St. 5-61 Utah St. 6-55 Ark. St. 4-79 Florida St. 3-63 Utah St. 0-0

2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Presby. 3-25 Presby. 0-0 NW 1-3 NW 0-0 All Others DNP All Others DNP

Lewis’ Game-By-Game Rushing Stats Lewis’ Game-By-Game Punt Return Stats 2011 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2011 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Army DNP Iowa 1-(-2) Iowa 1-4 Army DNP Iowa 0-0 Iowa 0-0 Kansas DNP UT Martin 1-17 Idaho 4-104 Kansas DNP UT Martin 0-0 Idaho 0-0 Wisc. DNP Army 1-21 TD EIU 1-12 Wisc. DNP Army 0-0 EIU 0-0 Cal Poly 2-10 TD Kansas 2-8 Purdue 1-4 Cal Poly 0-0 Kansas 0-0 Purdue 1-12 CMU 0-0 CMU 1-(-1) KSU 3-23 CMU 0-0 CMU 0-0 KSU 1-(-10) KSU 1-(-2) BSU 4-32 Akron 2-16 KSU 0-0 BSU 0-0 Akron 1-10 WMU 0-0 UB 2-4 CMU 3-28 WMU 0-0 UB 0-0 CMU 3-10 UB 0-0 Akron 0-0 EMU 4-81 UB 0-0 Akron 0-0 EMU 0-0 Toledo 0-0 WMU 1-4 UMass 1-15 TD Toledo 0-0 WMU 4-75 UMass 0-0 BGSU 2-11 UMass 0-0 BSU 4-34 BGSU 0-0 UMass 1-4 BSU 0-0 BSU 2-35 Toledo 1-2 Toledo DNP BSU 0-0 Toledo 0-0 Toledo DNP EMU 1-20 EMU 2-10 WMU DNP EMU 0-0 EMU 0-0 WMU DNP Ohio 0-0 KSU 1-7 BGSU 4-35 Ohio 0-0 KSU 0-0 BGSU 0-0 Ark. St. 0-0 Florida St. 2-9 Utah St. 2-0 Ark. St. 0-0 Florida St. 0-0 Utah St. 0-0

2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Presby. 4-10 Presby. 2-19 NW 2-7 NW 2-1 All Others DNP All Others DNP

A fi fth-year senior coming off a medical redshirt season, Tommylee Lewis has caught at least one pass in 28 consecutive games dating back to 2011. 50 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 29 PARIS LOGAN Cornerback | 5-9 | 195 | Sr.-R | 3L Columbia, Mo. | Rock Bridge HS 2014 2011 • Started all 14 games. • Redshirted. • First team All-MAC selection, • Earned Defensive Work Team Player of the Week honors against establishing himself as one of the best Cal Poly (9-24), Kent State (10-8) and Eastern Michigan (11-25). defensive backs in the league. • Finished fourth on NIU with 77 tackles. High School • Had fi ve or more tackles in 12 games. • Led the Huskies with 15 pass break-ups. • Selected to Central Missouri’s Class 6A all-district team. • Made incredible over-the-shoulder interception in the win at • Member of the Columbia Tribune All-Area team in 2010. Northwestern (9-6), earning a spot in ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 plays. • Tallied six interceptions in his fi nal two seasons. • Also had interceptions at Ball State (11-5) and in the MAC • Team leader in interceptions with a career-high fi ve, returning one Championship Game victory over Bowling Green (12-5). for a touchdown in 2010. • Tallied a career-high eight tackles three times, most recently in the • Recorded 74 stops, 37 solo, during his senior campaign. Boca Raton Bowl against Marshall (12-23). • Recovered his fi rst career fumble vs. Presbyterian (8-28) in the opener. Personal • Forced a fumble in the win at Ball State (11-5). • Born Feb. 7, 1992 in Columbia, Mo. • Recorded at least one pass break-up in every MAC game. • Son of Rebecca Dennis. • Also returned fi ve kickoffs for 99 yards, a 19.8 yards-per-return average. • Sociology major. 2013 • Played in all 14 contests and started nine at cornerback. Game-By-Game Defensive Stats • Recorded 42 tackles and eight pass break ups. 2012 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER • Led NIU with 481 kick return yards on a team-high 20 returns (24.0 avg.). Iowa 0-0-0 Iowa 0-0-0 Presby. 1-0-1 FR • Broke up three passes and made six tackles against Akron (10-12). UT Martin 0-2-2 Idaho 0-0-0 NW 6-2-8 INT • Made a season-high seven tackles versus Ball State (11-13). Army 0-0-0 EIU 0-0-0 UNLV 6-1-7 • Snagged his fi rst career interception at Toledo (11-20). Kansas 0-0-0 Purdue 2-1-3 Arkansas 2-4-6 CMU 0-0-0 KSU 1-0-1 KSU 5-1-6 • Forced a fumble and made three tackles against Western Michigan BSU 0-0-0 Akron 6-0-6 CMU 3-4-7 (11-26). UB 1-0-1 CMU 3-1-4 Miami 3-2-5 Akron 0-0-0 EMU 3-1-4 EMU 6-2-8 TFL 2012 WMU 0-1-1 UMass 1-1-2 BSU 3-2-5 INT, FF UMass 2-0-2 BSU 7-0-7 Toledo 4-1-5 • Saw action in 13 games during the year. Toledo 0-0-0 Toledo 2-1-3 INT Ohio 3-2-5 • Finished the year with nine tackles, fi ve solo, while playing primarily EMU 2-0-2 WMU 2-1-3 FF WMU 3-2-5 on special teams. KSU 0-1-1 BGSU 4-1-5 BGSU 0-1-1 INT • Recorded a season-high two tackles against UT-Martin (9-8). Florida St. 0-0-0 Utah St. 3-1-4 Marshall 6-2-8 • Tied that mark with a pair of solo tackles at Eastern Michigan (11-23). • Recovered onside kick against Florida State (1-1) in the Orange Bowl. Game-By-Game Kick Return Stats Logan’s Career Stats 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa 0-0 Iowa 0-0 Presby. 1-21 DEFENSE UT Martin 0-0 Idaho 3-69 NW 1-18 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU Army 0-0 EIU 1-17 UNLV 1-17 2012 14/0 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 Kansas 0-0 Purdue 0-0 Arkansas 2-43 2013 14/9 34 8 42 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/0 1/8 CMU 0-0 KSU 1-16 KSU 0-0 2014 14/14 51 26 77 1.0-2 0.0 1/1 3/15 BSU 0-0 Akron 1-29 CMU 0-0 Career 42/23 90 38 128 1.0-2 0.0-0 2/1 4/23 UB 0-0 CMU 0-0 Miami 0-0 Akron 0-0 EMU 1-15 EMU 0-0 KICKOFF RETURNS WMU 0-0 UMass 3-112 BSU 0-0 Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg UMass 0-0 BSU 1-11 Toledo 0-0 2012 14/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Toledo 0-0 Toledo 2-38 Ohio 0-0 EMU 0-0 WMU 0-0 WMU 0-0 2013 14/9 20 481 24.1 0 41 KSU 0-0 BGSU 4-94 BGSU 0-0 2014 14/14 5 99 19.8 0 26 Florida St. 0-0 Utah St. 3-80 Marshall 0-0 Career 42/23 25 580 24.1 0 41 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 8, three times, last vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14 PBUs: 3, vs. Akron, 10-12-13 INTs: 1, four times, last vs. BGSU, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 TFLs: 1.0, at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14 Long Kickoff Return: 41, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 51 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 19 SHAWUN LURRY Cornerback | 5-8 | 178 | So. | 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. | W.T. Dwyer HS

2014 High School • Appeared in 13 games as a true • Three-time All-State honoree. freshman at cornerback. • Earned All-State honors from the Tampa Bay Times and Orlando • Tallied 14 tackles, nine of the solo type. Sentinel following the 2013 season. • Returned three punts for 10 yards. • Intercepted nine passes as a senior, including two in the 2013 Class • Made a career-high three stops in the 7A state title game. victory at UNLV (9-13). • Returned eight punts for touchdowns in 2013. • Also had multi-tackle games in the season opener against • Played three seasons at Inlet Grove before transferring to Dwyer. Presbyterian (8-28) and at Northwestern (9-6). • Caught 22 passes for 495 yards and eight TDs as a sophomore. • Broke up his ﬁ rst career pass versus Western Michigan (11-28). • Intercepted four passes during the 2011 season. Personal • Born Aug. 12, 1994, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Game-By-Game Stats • Son of Darien Early and Taykesha Lurry. 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER • Business administration major. Presby. 1-1-2 NW 2-0-2 UNLV 1-2-3 Arkansas 1-0-1 Lurry’s Career Stats KSU 0-0-0 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU CMU 1-0-1 2014 13/0 9 5 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/1 Miami DNP EMU 0-1-1 SINGLE GAME HIGHS BSU 0-0-0 Tackles: 3, at UNLV, 9-13-14 Toledo 1-0-1 Long Punt Return: 7, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 Ohio 0-1-1 WMU 0-0-0 BGSU 1-0-1 Marshall 1-0-1

25 EMMETT LYNCH Cornerback | 6-0 | 179 | Fr.-R Chicago, Ill. | Rich Central HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Four-time all-conference honoree. • Totaled 56 tackles and eight interceptions in two years. • Posted 34 tackles, 19 solo, in 2013, in addition to forcing two Personal fumbles, recovering a fumble and intercepting three passes • Born July 2, 1996, in Huntsville, Ala. • Set a school record as a junior with ﬁ ve interceptions. • Son of Emmett, Sr., and Tara Lynch. • Registered 21 tackles in 2012. • Communications and media studies major.

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1 ANTHONY MADDIE Quarterback | 6-1 | 203 | Jr.-R | 1L Plainﬁ eld, Ill. | Aurora Christian HS/Western Michigan

2014 High School • Appeared in nine games as a dual- • Earned All-State honors following the 2011 season. threat quarterback. • Passed for 3,799 yards and 52 touchdowns in 2011, while rushing • Spent most of the season as Drew’s for 1,117 yards and 18 scores on the ground. Hare back-up quarterback and saw time • Earned conference and state title game MVP honors. on some early series as well. • Responsible for 33 touchdowns as a junior. • Passed for 227 yards with a 60.6 • Guided team to state title in 2009. completion percentage (20-for-33). • Rushed for 201 yards on 44 attempts. Personal • Scored his only touchdown of the season rushing vs. Miami (10-18). • Helped the Huskies beat Kent State (10-4), passing for 105 yards, • Born Oct. 11, 1993, in Joliet, Ill. including a career-long 49-yard completion to Juwan Brescacin. • Son of Joe and Angela Maddie. • Named to the Academic All-MAC team. • Communications and media studies major. 2013 • Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules. Game-By-Game Passing Stats • Named Offensive Scout Player of the Week for the Akron (10-12) 2014 OPP. C-A-I YDS TD and Ball State (11-13) games. Presby. 1-4-0 24 NW 3-4-0 36 Prior to NIU UNLV 0-0-0 0 Arkansas 1-2-0 1 • Redshirted as a true freshman at Western Michigan. KSU 7-10-1 105 CMU DNP Miami 3-5-0 22 EMU 2-3-0 10 Maddie’s Career Stats BSU 2-4-0 23 PASSING Toledo DNP Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/G Efﬁ c. Ohio 1-1-0 6 WMU DNP 2014 9/0 20-33-1 60.6 227 0 49 25.2 112.3 BGSU DNP Marshall DNP RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2014 9/0 44 201 4.6 1 27 22.3

SINGLE GAME HIGHS Game-By-Game Passing Stats Attempts: 10, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Completions: 7, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 Presby. 9-51 Passing Yards: 105, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 NW 4-20 Rushing Yards: 51, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14 UNLV 0-0 Longest Pass: 49, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 Arkansas 7-17 KSU 8-48 Longest Rush: 27, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14 CMU DNP Miami 6-49 TD EMU 3-11 BSU 2-3 Toledo DNP Ohio 5-2 WMU DNP BGSU DNP Marshall DNP

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 53 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 7 DESROY MAXWELL Tight End | 6-2 | 255 | Sr. | 3L Evanston, Ill. | Amundsen HS

2014 2012 • Appeared in all 14 games, earning • Appeared in 12 games at tight end for the Huskies, with two starts seven starts at tight end. as a true freshman. • Finished the season with nine • Primarily used as a blocker. receptions for 90 yards, all coming • Ran 35 yards on a fake punt in the Orange Bowl against Florida versus MAC opponents. State (1-1). • Was sixth on NIU in receiving yards. • Contributed to a Huskie offense that led the MAC and ranked 12th • Had three-straight multi-catch games: versus Kent State (10-4), in the nation in rushing offense with 238.2 yards per game. Central Michigan (10-11) and Miami (10-18). • Also made receptions at Ball State (11-5), Ohio (11-18) and Western High School Michigan (11-28). • Key blocker for an NIU rushing attack that amassed 3,488 yards • Earned all-conference and all-city honors following his senior and scored 38 touchdowns on the ground in 2014. season. • Tallied 160 receptions for 2,720 yards and 31 touchdowns in three 2013 seasons. • Recorded 59 receptions for 1,289 yards in 2011. • Saw action in 13 games and started fi ve. • Caught 50 passes for 793 yards as a junior and snagged 32 • Sixth on the team in receptions with 11 for 113 yards. receptions for 438 yards his sophomore year. • Scored fi rst career touchdown on a 25-yard catch vs. Akron (10-12). • Ranked as the 35th-best prospect in Illinois by ESPN. • Set career highs with two receptions for 27 yards at Purdue (9-28). • Caught a pair of passes for 23 yards versus Utah State (12-26). Personal • Ran for 10 yards and a fi rst down on a fake punt against the Aggies. • Born May 30, 1993 in Jamaica. • Son of Radcliff Maxwell and Nadine Wilson. • Sociology major. Game-By-Game Receiving Stats 2012 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa 0-0 Iowa 1-2 Presby. 0-0 Maxwell’s Career Stats UT Martin 0-0 Idaho 0-0 NW 0-0 Army 0-0 EIU 1-15 UNLV 0-0 RECEIVING Kansas 0-0 Purdue 2-27 Arkansas 0-0 Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G CMU 0-0 KSU 2-9 KSU 2-18 2012 12/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 BSU DNP Akron 1-25 TD CMU 2-21 2013 13/5 11 113 10.3 1 25 8.7 UB 0-0 CMU 0-0 Miami 2-26 Akron DNP EMU 0-0 EMU 0-0 2014 14/7 9 90 10.0 0 16 6.4 WMU 0-0 UMass 1-10 BSU 1-11 Career 39/14 20 203 10.2 1 25 5.2 UMass 0-0 BSU 1-2 Toledo 0-0 Toledo 0-0 Toledo DNP Ohio 1-6 SINGLE GAME HIGHS EMU 0-0 WMU 0-0 WMU 1-8 Receptions: 2, six times, last vs. Miami, 10-18-14 KSU 0-0 BGSU 0-0 BGSU 0-0 Receiving Yards: 27, at Purdue, 9-28-13 Florida St. 0-0 Utah St. 2-23 Marshall 0-0 Touchdowns: 1, vs. Akron, 10-12-13 99 SIOSIFA MALOLO Defensive Tackle | 5-11 | 272 | Sr. Antioch, Calif. | Deer Valley HS/Los Medanos College

2014 High School • Appeared in one game, making his NIU • Garnered all-conference honors as a junior and senior. debut in the win over Presbyterian (8-28). • Selected to the Holiday Classic East Bay vs. Sacramento All-Star Game following the 2011 season. Prior to NIU • Invited to the Stanford Nike Football Training Camp. • Posted 31 tackles, 18 solo, in 2013 at Los Medanos College. Personal • Tallied 4.5 sacks for losses of 24 yards. • Born Sept. 8, 1994, in Salt Lake City, Utah. • Recorded season-high six tackles, including a sack, vs. West Valley. • Son of Joe and Atealoa Malolo. • Set a career-best with 1.5 sacks against Monterey. • General studies major. • Helped Los Medanos claim the Bay Valley Conference South title. 54 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS

45 BOOMER MAYS Linebacker | 6-0 | 244 | Sr.-R | 3L Lawrence, Kan. | Eudora HS

2014 High School • Appeared in every game with 13 starts. • Named the Max Emfi nger All-American Bowl Defensive MVP as a • Enjoyed another stellar season at senior after making 13 tackles in the game. middle linebacker, making 75 tackles to • First team All-State selection at linebacker as a senior. rank fi fth on the Huskies’ roster. • Named to all-area and all-conference teams following his junior • Earned a second team All-MAC nod. and senior years, when he served as team captain. • Tied for second on NIU with nine • Finished as the school’s career leader in tackles with 404. tackles for a loss of 14 yards. • Accumulated 110 tackles, caused four fumbles, recovered two and • Started the season with 7.5 tackles for loss in the fi rst six contests. had a sack during the 2010 campaign. • Recorded a career-high three TFLs in the win over Kent State (10-4). • Garnered all-state honorable mention as a junior. • Also fi nished the season strong with 46 stops in the fi nal seven games. • Set school record for tackles in a season with 160 as a junior. • Tallied a season-high 10 tackles and forced a fumble at Ohio (11-18). • Totaled 46 tackles and an interception in just fi ve games as a • Displayed consistency, making at least one tackle in every game, sophomore after suffering a broken wrist, but still earned all-area with 13 multi-tackle contests and eight games with at least fi ve stops. honors as a long snapper. 2013 Personal • Started all 14 contests at middle linebacker. • Born July 14, 1993 in Clinton, Mo. • Third on the team in tackles with 82 with 5.5 tackles for loss and • Son of Byron and Rita Mays. two sacks. • Father was a defensive tackle at Kansas and Central Missouri. • Intercepted a pass in the endzone and led NIU with a career-high • Originally signed primarily to be the Huskies’ long snapper. 11 stops at Toledo (11-20). • Organizational and corporate communications major. • Forced a fumble and made fi ve tackles at Idaho (9-14). • Blocked a kick and made fi ve stops in a win over Akron (10-12). • Recorded seven tackles and a sack at Central Michigan (10-19). Mays’ Career Stats • Had two TFLs versus Eastern Michigan (10-26). Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 13/4 18 13 31 5.0-7 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2012 2013 14/14 42 40 82 5.5-18 2.0-14 1/0 1/0 • Saw action in 13 games and started four at middle linebacker. 2014 14/13 34 41 75 9.0-14 0.0-0 1/0 0/1 • Finished with 31 tackles, fi ve for loss. Career 41/31 94 94 188 19.5-39 2.0-14 2/0 1/1 • Notched 14 tackles in a three-game span from Sept. 15 to Sept. 29. • Tallied a season high seven stops, and had two tackles for loss, in SINGLE GAME HIGHS his fi rst career start at Army (9-15). Tackles: 11, at Toledo, 11-20-13 • Accounted for four tackles in back-to-back games at Western TFL: 3.0, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14 Michigan (10-27) and against UMass (11-3). Sacks: 1.0, twice, last at Central Michigan, 10-19-13 Interceptions: 1, at Toledo, 11-20-13 2011 Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last at Ohio, 11-18-14 • Redshirted.

Game-By-Game Defensive Stats 2012 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Iowa 0-0-0 Iowa 2-3-5 Presby. 3-0-3 1.0 TFL UT Martin 0-0-0 Idaho 1-4-5 NW 4-1-5 1.0 TFL Army 5-2-7 2 TFL EIU 4-2-6 SK, FF UNLV 1-3-4 0.5 TFL Kansas 4-0-4 TFL Purdue 3-1-4 Arkansas 2-4-6 1.0 TFL CMU 1-2-3 KSU 2-4-6 KSU 5-2-7 3.0 TFL BSU 0-0-0 Akron 1-4-5 CMU 3-1-4 1.0 TFL UB 1-0-1 CMU 6-1-7 1.0 SK Miami 2-1-3 Akron 0-1-1 EMU 4-1-5 2 TFL EMU 4-4-8 WMU 2-2-4 TFL UMass 1-3-4 0.5 TFL BSU 0-2-2 0.5 TFL UMass 2-2-4 TFL BSU 3-3-6 Toledo 3-2-5 1.0 TFL Toledo 1-0-1 Toledo 4-7-11 Ohio 2-8-10 FF EMU 3-3-6 WMU 5-3-8 TFL WMU 3-6-9 KSU DNP BGSU 3-2-5 BGSU 1-7-8 Florida St. 0-1-1 Utah St. 3-2-5 Marshall 1-0-1

Linebacker Boomer Mays enters his senior season with 188 career tackles as a Huskie. 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 55 NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 24 BRANDON MAYES Safety | 5-11 | 193 | So.-R | 1L Aurora, Ill. | Aurora Christian HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games with two • Three-time all-area and two-time all-state and all-conference selection. starts. • Three-year starter set the school record for most career tackles, • Led NIU freshmen with 29 total tackles, tackles for loss and interceptions. 23 solo. • Named captain of the 2012 Tri-Cities Team by the Daily Herald. • Had three solo tackles and a forced • Rushed for 863 yards and seven touchdowns on 87 carries in 2012. fumble in his collegiate debut against • Caught 30 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns as a senior. Presbyterian (8-28). • Registered 113 tackles, 47 solo, as a junior. • Recovered a fumble in the MAC West clinching win at Western • Carried 73 times for 858 yards and six scores in 2011. Michigan (11-28). • Tallied a career-high seven tackles against Central Michigan (10-11). Personal • Made a career-high six solo stops versus Miami (10-18). • Had at least one tackle in 11 different games as a redshirt freshman. • Born May 22, 1995. • Son of Willie and Sharron Mayes. 2013 • Kinesiology major. • Redshirted. • Named Defensive Scout Player of the Week for Akron (10-12) game. Game-By-Game Stats 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Presby 3-0-3 FF NW 1-0-1 Mayes’ Career Stats UNLV 2-0-2 Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU Arkansas 0-1-1 2014 14/2 23 6 29 0.0-0 0.0-0 1/1 0/1 KSU 0-0-0 CMU 5-2-7 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Miami 6-0-6 Tackles: 7, vs. Central Michigan, 10-18-14 EMU 0-1-1 BSU 2-0-2 Toledo 0-0-0 Ohio 2-1-3 WMU 1-1-2 FR BGSU 0-0-0 Marshall 1-0-1

85 MALIK MITCHELL Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 180 | So.-R Alpharetta, Ga. | Milton HS

2014 High School • Appeared in one game. • Caught 40 passes for 500 yards and four touchdowns with the • Made his collegiate debut in the season- Eagles as a senior. opening win over Presbyterian (8-28). • Gained 300 yards on 30 receptions as a junior despite missing three games. • Began his varsity career as a sophomore, where he caught fi ve passes for 100 yards in the fi nal fi ve games of the season. 2013 • Played for Team USA on the 2010 Trans-Pacifi c Cup team. • Redshirted. Personal • Born Dec. 10, 1994, in Chicago Heights, Ill. • Son of Walter Mitchell and Diane Hawkins. • Organizational and corporate communications major.

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2 MARLON MOORE Safety | 5-9 | 197 | Sr. | 3L Mobile, Ala. | C.F. Vigor HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games, earning • Named fi rst team all-state and fi rst team All-Metro in 2011. starts at strong safety in 13 contests. • Served as team captain as a senior. • Led NIU with 99 total tackles. • Recorded 37 tackles and six interceptions as a senior, returning one • Made 49 solo stops with 50 assists. for a touchdown. • Tallied career highs at Arkansas (9-20) • Rushed for 367 yards and six touchdowns on 71 carries and made with 14 stops and two tackles for loss. 18 receptions for 275 yards and four scores in 2011. • Also had TFLs against Toledo (11-11) and in the MAC Championship • Member of the basketball, baseball and track and fi eld teams. Game victory over Bowling Green (12-5) on a key fourth-down play. • Notched his second career double-digit tackle game versus Central Personal Michigan (10-18), making 12 total stops. • Tied his career high with three pass break-ups in the win at Western • Born April 15, 1994. Michigan (11-28) that sealed NIU’s fi fth-straight MAC West title. • Son of Marlon Reed and Shamirca Moore. • Made fi ve or more tackles in 12 different games. • Sociology major. • Led the Huskies in tackles fi ve times. • Recorded his fourth career interception at UNLV (9-13). • Forced fumbles in NIU’s fi rst two games of the season, victories Game-By-Game Stats over Presbyterian (8-28) and at Northwestern (9-6). 2012 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER • Recovered the fi rst fumble of his career at Ohio (11-18). Iowa 0-0-0 Iowa 5-1-6 Presby. 4-1-5 FF UT Martin 0-0-0 Idaho 0-4-4 NW 4-2-6 FF 2013 Army 0-0-0 EIU 3-0-3 UNLV 3-4-7 INT Kansas 0-0-0 Purdue 2-0-2 Arkansas 4-10-14 2.0 TFL • Appeared in all 14 games and started eight at cornerback. CMU 3-3-6 KSU 2-0-2 KSU 4-3-7 • Made 34 tackles, including 26 solo stops, and led the team in pass BSU 4-4-8 TFL Akron 5-1-6 CMU 8-4-12 break ups with 12. UB 4-1-5 2 INT CMU 1-0-1 Miami 0-0-0 • Second on the NIU defense and ninth in the MAC in passes Akron 3-0-3 EMU 1-0-1 EMU 3-5-8 WMU 6-0-6 UMass 1-1-2 BSU 2-6-8 defended. UMass 2-0-2 BSU 1-0-1 Toledo 6-2-8 0.5 TFL • Recorded a season-high six tackles to go with two pass break ups Toledo 6-0-6 Toledo 2-0-2 Ohio 1-2-3 FR at Iowa (8-31). EMU 2-1-3 WMU 1-0-1 WMU 3-5-8 • Intercepted a pass and made three stops versus Eastern Illinois (9-21). KSU DNP BGSU 1-1-2 BGSU 3-4-7 1.0 TFL • Tied a season-high with six tackles against Akron (10-12). Florida St. DNP Utah St. 1-0-1 Marshall 4-2-6

2012 • Played in 12 games and started the fi nal six regular season contests as a true freshman. • Recorded 39 tackles on the season, including 30 solo stops. • Made two or more tackles in eight consecutive games from Sept. 29 to Nov. 23. • Celebrated his fi rst career start with two interceptions, a pass break up and fi ve tackles against Buffalo (10-13). • Earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors following his performance against the Bulls. • Accounted for a season-high eight tackles at Ball State (10-6).

Moore’s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2012 12/6 30 9 39 1.0-3 0.0-0 0/0 2/4 2013 14/8 26 8 34 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 1/11 2014 14/13 49 50 99 3.5-5 0.0-0 2/1 1/3 Career 40/27 105 67 172 4.5-8 0.0-0 2/1 4/18

SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 14, at Arkansas, 9-20-14 PBUs: 3, twice, last at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 INTs: 2, vs. Buffalo, 10-13-12 TFLs: 2.0, at Arkansas, 9-20-14

Safety Marlon Moore led the NIU Huskies with 99 total tackles in 2014.

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80 SKYLER MONAGHAN Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 183 | So. | 1L Omaha, Neb. | Millard West HS

2014 High School • Lettered as a true freshman, appearing • Three-time all-area and all-conference honoree in 11 games on special teams. • Earned all-state honors after his junior and senior seasons. • Made collegiate debut at Arkansas (9-20). • Caught 40 passes for 800 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2013. • Finished with two tackles on the season. • Gained 850 yards on 50 receptions as a junior, scoring 10 • Recorded his ﬁ rst career stop in the touchdowns. victory over Miami (10-18). • Rushed 17 times for 141 yards and four touchdowns. • Also made a tackle in NIU’s appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl • Grabbed 43 passes for 1,043 yards and 13 scores as a sophomore. against Marshall (12-23). Personal • Born Dec. 9, 1995, in Omaha, Neb. • Son of Jim and Marcia Olsen. • Biology major.

93 RAJSHAWN MOSLEY Defensive End | 6-2 | 261 | So. | 1L Indianapolis, Ind. | Arsenal Tech HS

2014 High School • Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman • Two-time all-conference honoree. reserve defensive lineman. • Earned All-State, all-conference and Defensive Lineman of the Year • Tallied eight tackles on the season, four honors following his senior season. solo and four assisted. • Made 110 tackles, forced three fumbles and recovered ﬁ ve, broke • Had two tackles in his collegiate debut up three passes and intercepted one in 2013. against Presbyterian (8-28) and also • Caught seven passes for 112 yards and one touchdown on offense. made two stops at Eastern Michigan (10-25). • Tallied 96 tackles and recovered four fumbles as a junior en route • Made his ﬁ rst career sack in the season opener vs. Presbyterian (8-28). to earning all-conference recognition. • Also assisted on a sack in the victory at Ball State (11-5). • Hauled in three passes for 30 yards in 2012. • Ranked as the 25th-best recruit in Indiana by 247Sports.

Mosley’s Career Stats Personal Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU • Born Jan. 26, 1995, in Chicago, Ill. 2014 12/0 4 4 8 1.5-6 1.5-6 0/0 0/0 • Son of Reginald Mosley and Vickie Epps. • Business administration major. SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 2, twice, last at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14 Sacks: 1.0, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14

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55 ANDREW NESS Center | 6-3 | 314 | Sr.-R | 3L O’Fallon, Mo. | Christian Brothers College

2014 2011 • Started all 14 games at center for the • Redshirted. third consecutive season, extending his • Earned the Defensive Work Team Player of the Week award against streak to 42 games. Kansas (9-10) and Ball State (11-15). • Selected to the All-MAC First Team. • Awarded NIU Offensive Lineman of High School the Week after the victory at Eastern Michigan (10-25), where the Huskies rushed for 332 yards and four • First-team all-state choice by the MFCA and Missouri Sportswriters touchdowns as a team. Association. • Helped organize an offensive line that conceded just 14 • All-area choice by Missouri High School SportsNet and a second quarterback sacks the entire season. team selection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. • Blocked for a rushing attack that amassed 3,488 yards on the • Earned fi rst-team all-conference honors his junior and senior ground with 36 touchdowns while averaging 5.1 yards per carry. seasons and was an honorable mention choice as a sophomore. • Led the way for second team All-MAC rusher Cameron Stingily, who • Began his senior season as the center on Catholic High Schools’ fi nished the season with 971 rushing yards and 14 scores. Preseason All-America team. • Also opened holes for 600-yard rushers Drew Hare and Joel Bouagnon. • Served as team captain as a senior. • Started in his third consecutive MAC Championship Game, helping the Huskies defeat Bowling Green (12-5) by a 51-17 margin. Personal • Helped NIU score 56 touchdowns and average 31.5 points per game. • Born May 25, 1993 in Lake St. Louis, Mo. • Guided the Huskies to nine 200-yard rushing games, with fi ve 300- • Son of David and Barbara Ness. yard contests and two 400-yard performances on the ground. • Mother was a four-year women’s basketball starter for Central Missouri. • Father won three letters as an offensive guard for Western State. 2013 • Pursuing a master’s degree as a sport management major. • Started all 14 games at center for the second consecutive year. • From the same hometown as NIU quarterback Drew Hare. • Named NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week against Eastern Illinois (9-21) as the Huskie offense gained 602 yards. • Earned NIU Offensive Lineman of the Week honors again at Toledo (11-20) where the Huskies ran for 364 yards. • Led a pass protection unit that allowed only 0.79 sacks per game to rank fi fth in the nation. • Centered an NIU offense that ranked fi fth in the country with 519.8 yards of total offense per game. • Paved the way for Heisman Trophy fi nalist Jordan Lynch to become the nation’s second leading rusher with 1,920 yards. • Blocked for a rushing offense that totaled 3,161 yards, best in NIU history and seventh in the country. • Led the way for the NIU’s most prolifi c scoring offense (39.6 ppg). • Part of an NIU offense that topped 550 yards of total offense in seven games. 2012 • Started all 14 games at center for the Huskies. • Named Co-Lineman of the Week in a win over Akron (10-20). • Helped NIU average 469.6 yards of total offense per game which ranked 20th in the country and led the MAC. • NIU gained 400 or more yards in 12 of 14 games in 2012. • NIU led the MAC and ranked 12th in the nation in rushing offense with 238.2 yards per game. • The Huskies scored 38.8 points per game to rank 13th nationally. • Centered a pass protection unit that allowed only 1.2 sacks per game. Andrew Ness has started at center for NIU in 42 consecutive games. • Paved the way for NIU’s season-high 622 yards of total offense against Central Michigan (9-29).

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71 LEVON MYERS Offensive Line | 6-5 | 309 | Jr.-R | 2L Franklin, Wis. | Franklin HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games. • First team all-state honoree by the WFCA and Associated Press • Served as the reserve left tackle and following his senior year. played on offense and special teams. • Named all-area and all-conference on offense and defense in 2011. • Blocked on an offensive line that • Finalist for the Joe Thomas Award, given annually to the top senior conceded only 14 quarterback sacks on offensive lineman in the state of Wisconsin. the year. • Also named the team’s MVP following his senior season. • Played in the MAC Championship Game against Bowling Green (12- • Earned ﬁ rst team all-Southeast Conference honors as a junior. 5) for the second consecutive year. • Ranked as the ninth-best recruit in Wisconsin by Rivals.com and the • Helped the Huskies average 5.1 yards per carry while scoring 36 10th-best in the state by ESPN. rushing touchdowns. • Second-best offensive lineman in the state by Wisconsin Sports Network. 2013 Personal • Saw action in six games as a reserve offensive tackle. • First career snaps came at Iowa (8-31) in the 2013 season opener. • Born Feb. 4, 1994, in Milwaukee, Wis. • Played in several important games, including the MAC • Son of Marion and Catherine Myers. Championship game versus Bowling Green (12-6). • Marketing major. 2012 • Redshirted. • Named the Offensive Scout Team Co-Player of the Week after the Iowa (9-1) game.

51 DAVID O’GORMAN Defensive End | 5-11 | 244 | Fr.-R Watertown, Wis. | Watertown HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Three-time all-conference and two-time all-conference honoree. • Totaled 158 tackles, 103 solo, in two seasons. Personal • Tirst team All-State, all-area and all-conference honoree in 2013. • Tallied 100 total tackles while forcing and recovering three fumbles • Born Feb. 21, 1996, in Milwaukee, Wis. as a senior. • Son of Shannon and Sandy O’Gorman. • Named the team’s 2013 Defensive Player of the Year. • Business major. • Earned all-area and all-conference honors in 2012. • Recorded 58 tackles, 38 solo, and two pass breakups as a junior. • Named to the all-conference team as a sophomore.

2014 • Appeared in all 14 games at cornerback Olootu’s Career Stats and on special teams as a true freshman. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU • Tied for second on the Huskies with four 2014 14/0 7 5 12 1.0-3 0.0 1/0 0/4 pass break-ups. • Tallied 12 total tackles, seven solo. SINGLE GAME HIGHS • Forced a fumble and had a career-high Tackles: 5, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 two pass breakups at Northwestern (9-6). PBUs: 2, at Northwestern, 9-6-14 • Recorded his ﬁ rst career tackle for loss at Eastern Michigan (10-25). TFLs: 1.0, at Eastern Michigan, 10-25-14 • Had a career-high ﬁ ve tackles in the MAC Championship Game victory over Bowling Green (12-5).

High School Game-By-Game Stats • Had 144 tackles, 33 pass breakups and three interceptions. 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER • Earned ﬁ rst team all-area honors following his senior season. Presby. 0-0-0 • Made 55 tackles with 15 pass breakups and three blocked kicks in 2013. NW 1-0-1 FF • His defense allowed just 18.6 points and 139.8 yards passing per game. UNLV 0-0-0 • Named ﬁ rst team all-district as a junior. Arkansas 1-0-1 KSU 1-0-1 • Compiled 60 tackles, broke up 12 passes, forced two fumbles and CMU 0-0-0 intercepted three passes in 2012. Miami 0-0-0 • Won MVP award at the Next Level Athlete Top 100 Showcase. EMU 2-0-2 TFL • Posted 29 tackles and six pass breakups as a sophomore. BSU 0-0-0 Toledo 0-0-0 Personal Ohio 1-1-2 WMU 0-0-0 • Born Oct. 25, 1995, in Allen, Texas. BGSU 1-4-5 • Son of Mayomi and Patrice Olootu. Marshall 0-0-0 • Business administration major.

25 JOSH ORNE Kicker | 6-0 | 218 | Jr. | 1L Delaﬁ eld, Wis. | Kettle Moraine HS

2014 High School • Appeared in 11 games, serving as NIU’s • Four-year letterwinner at Kettle Moraine High School. primary kickoff specialist. • Totaled 117 tackles and eight interceptions in his career. • Led the Huskies with 50 kickoffs for • Forced three fumbles and recovered fi ve in four seasons. 2,920 yards and a team-high average of • Posted 35 tackles and six interceptions as a senior. 58.4 yards per kickoff. • Recorded 30 stops in his junior season. • Recorded 11 touchbacks on the year. • Named Co-NIU Special Teams Player of the Week following the win Personal at Eastern Michigan (10-25), where he averaged 60.8 yards on fi ve kickoffs and had two touchbacks. • Born Nov. 15, 1994, in Waukesha, Wis. • Attempted his fi rst career fi eld goal against Presbyterian (8-28). • Son of William and Susan Orne. • Made his fi rst career tackle at UNLV (9-13). • Nursing major. 2013 Orne’s Career Stats • Appeared in one game as a true freshman. • Handled a kickoff at Massachusetts (11-2). KICKOFFS Year G/GS No. Yards Avg. TB OB 2014 11/0 50 2,920 58.4 11 3 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Kickoffs: 9, twice, last vs. Miami, 10-18-14 KO Average: 62.5, vs. Central Michigan, 10-11-14

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33 JAMAAL PAYTON Linebacker | 6-0 | 226 | Jr. | 2L Bellwood, Ill. | Proviso West HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games with one start. • Two-time All-State and three-time all-area and all-conference honoree. • Earned his only start of the season • Awarded the team’s MVP award as a junior and senior. at middle linebacker in the MAC • Selected to Max Emfi nger All-American Bowl following 2012 campaign. Championship Game victory over • Posted prep career totals of 375 tackles, 16 forced fumbles, 13 pass Bowling Green (12-5). breakups, seven interceptions, four blocked kicks and two fumble • Finished 10th on the team with 37 recoveries in three seasons. tackles, including 26 solo stops. • Named the Player of the Year in the West Suburban Conference’s • Had a career-high six tackles and recovered a fumble in the MAC Silver Division while playing running back and linebacker. West clinching win at Western Michigan (11-28). • Gained 1,002 yards and scored 25 touchdowns on 150 carries as a senior. • Also recovered a fumble at Ball State (11-5). • Added 150 tackles, eight forced fumbles, four passes defensed, • Made at least one tackle in 13 games with 10 multi-tackle contests. two interceptions, two blocked kicks and a fumble recovery as a • Tallied 1.5 tackles for loss, with a solo TFL vs. Kent State (10-4). linebacker in 2012. • Big special teams contributor, earning NIU Special Teams Player of the • Named the Silver Division’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 Week three times for his performances in the Central Michigan (10-11), with 125 tackles, fi ve forced fumbles and four interceptions. Eastern Michigan (10-25) and Western Michigan (11-28) games. • Ran 120 times for 998 yards and 18 touchdowns. • Rushed for 925 yards and 20 touchdowns, while adding 100 tackles, 2013 three forced fumbles and an interception on defense in 2010. • True freshman appeared in 11 games and started two at linebacker. • Made 42 tackles, including 27 solo stops, on the season. Personal • Also broke up three passes and recorded three tackles for loss. • Born Nov. 11, 1994, in Chicago, Ill. • Made three tackles in his fi rst career appearance at Purdue (9-28). • Son of Rodney and Doris Payton. • Posted fi ve tackles in four straight weeks beginning at Kent State (10-5). • Engineering management major. • Collected his fi rst career sack versus Western Michigan (11-26). • Made a key stop late in the Ball State game to stymie a drive. Payton’s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Tot. TFL-Yds. QS.-Yds. FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 11/2 27 15 42 3.0-12 1.0-11 1/0 0/3 2014 14/1 26 11 37 1.5-3 0.0-0 0/2 0/0 Career 25/3 53 26 79 4.5-15 1.0-11 1/2 0/3 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 6, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14

Game-By-Game Stats 2013 OPP. U-A-T OTHER 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Iowa DNP Presby. 4-0-4 Idaho DNP NW 1-0-1 EIU DNP UNLV 1-0-1 Purdue 2-1-3 Arkansas 3-1-4 KSU 2-3-5 FF KSU 2-1-3 TFL Akron 5-0-5 CMU 3-0-3 CMU 2-3-5 Miami 0-1-1 EMU 3-2-5 EMU 1-2-3 0.5 TFL UMass 2-2-4 0.5 TFL BSU 3-1-4 FR BSU 4-1-5 TFL Toledo 2-0-2 Jamaal Payton played in every game for NIU last season, registering 37 total tackles. Toledo 1-0-1 Ohio 1-1-2 WMU 2-0-2 1.0 SK WMU 4-2-6 FR BGSU 0-2-2 0.5 TFL BGSU 1-2-3 Utah St. 4-1-5 Marshall 0-0-0

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66 BOBBY RAMLET Long Snapper | 6-3 | 236 | Jr.-R Appleton, Wis. | Xavier HS

2014 High School • Appeared in two games on special teams. • Earned second team all-conference honors as a senior while • Made his collegiate debut in the season playing tight end, linebacker and long snapper. opener against Presbyterian (8-28). • Caught four passes for 49 yards and one touchdown. • Forced ﬁ ve fumbles and recovered three, broke up four passes and 2013 grabbed two interceptions in 2011. • Did not appear in any games in 2013. • Ranked as one of the nation’s best long snappers by the Kohl’s Long-Snapping Camp. 2012 • Redshirted. Personal • Born Aug. 31, 1993, in Appleton, Wis. • Son of Phil and Victoria Ramlet. • Organizational and corporate communications major.

70 JOSH RUKA Offensive Line | 6-5 | 330 | Jr.-R | 2L Greenﬁ eld, Wis. | Greenﬁ eld HS

2014 2012 • Appeared in all 14 games as a member • Redshirted. of the offensive line rotation. • Earned his fi rst collegiate start at right High School guard in NIU’s appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl against Marshall (12-23). • Two-time fi rst team all-conference selection. • Helped the Huskies rush for 200 yards • Finalist for the Joe Thomas Award, annually given to the top senior and a touchdown versus Marshall (12-23). offensive lineman in Wisconsin. • Blocked for an offensive line that allowed just 14 sacks all season. • Received an invitation to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Combine • Played a role in NIU rushing for 3,488 yards and 36 touchdowns. in San Antonio, Texas, following the 2010 season. • Started 28 games for GHS in three seasons. 2013 • Also competed on GHS’ track & fi eld team. • Appeared in 12 games in 2013. Personal • Member of the fi eld goal/PAT unit. • Also saw action in several games as a back-up at offensive tackle. • Born Oct. 29, 1993, in Greenfi eld, Wis. • Son of Michael and Colleen Ruka. • Sociology major.

32 JIMMY RUSSELL Safety | 5-10 | 201 | So.-R DeKalb, Ill. | DeKalb HS

2014 High School • Redshirted after joining the team as a • Posted 168 tackles and three interceptions in two seasons. walk-on in spring camp of 2014. • Earned all-conference and all-area recognition as a senior. • Named DeKalb’s Defensive Player of the Year. Personal • Caught 26 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns as a senior. • Named team captain in 2012. • Born March 6, 1995, in DeKalb, Ill. • Forced ﬁ ve fumbles and recovered two fumbles in 2012. • Son of Rob and Peggy Russell • Broke up 17 passes in two seasons. • Education major.

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3 EZRA SAFFOLD Wide Receiver | 5-7 | 168 | So. | 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. | W.T. Dwyer HS

2014 High School • True freshman appeared in eight games. • Garnered ﬁ rst team all-state honors following his senior season. • Finished with 12 receptions for 83 yards. • Totaled 129 receptions for 2,433 yards and 34 touchdowns in four • Also rushed eight times for 27 yards. seasons with the Panthers. • Accumulated 115 all-purpose yards. • Recorded 10 kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns in his career. • Enjoyed a breakout performance in the • Holds the school single-game record with a 99-yard kickoff return. MAC Championship Game versus Bowling • Hauled in 60 passes for 1,183 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2013. Green (12-5), recording career highs in receptions (6) and yards (35). • Gained 120 rushing yards on six carries, scoring twice. • Made a career-long 24-yard catch and rushed for a career-high 14 • Returned two kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns in 2013. yards on three carries in his collegiate debut vs. Presbyterian (8-28). • Caught 43 passes for 680 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2012. • Had a ﬁ ve-yard kickoff return against Arkansas (9-20). • Returned four punts for touchdowns as a junior. • Posted 340 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. • Scored six receiving and four rushing touchdowns as a sophomore. Saffold’s Career Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G Personal 2014 8/0 12 83 6.9 0 24 10.4 • Born Dec. 10, 1994, in West Palm Beach, Fla. • Son of Ezra Saffold and Terretha Smith. SINGLE GAME HIGHS • Undecided on a major. Catches: 6, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 Receiving Yards: 35, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 Long Gain: 24, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14

Game-By-Game Receiving Stats 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Presby. 1-24 NW DNP UNLV 1-12 Arkansas 1-8 KSU 1-4 CMU DNP Miami 0-0 EMU 2-0 BSU DNP Toledo 0-0 Ohio DNP WMU DNP BGSU 6-35 Marshall DNP

Ezra Saffold led the NIU freshmen in receptions (12) and receiving yards (83) in 2014.

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73 MAX SCHARPING Offensive Line | 6-6 | 311 | Fr.-R Green Bay, Wis. | Southwest HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Three-time all-conference and two-time all-area honoree. • Named NIU Offensive Scout Team • Started all but one game over three seasons on the offensive and Player of the Week for his work in defensive lines. preparation for the UNLV (9-13) game. • Garnered All-State honors following his senior season. • Posted 13 tackles and a fumble recovery on defense. • Also earned all-area honors from the WIAA and the Green Bay Personal Press-Gazette, to go with ﬁ rst team all-conference recognition. • Honored as ﬁ rst team all-area and all-conference as a junior. • Born Aug. 10, 1996, in Green Bay, Wis. • Registered eight tackles and two pass breakups in 2012. • Son of Paul and Jackie Scharping. • Earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a sophomore. • Kinesiology major.

42 ALEX SCHWAB Linebacker | 6-1 | 223 | So.-R New Berlin, Wis. | West Allis Hale HS/Southeast Missouri State

2014 High School • Redshirted after transfering from • Earned all-state, all-area and all-conference honors as a senior. Southeast Missouri State. • Named team MVP after totaling 80 tackles in 2012. •Named NIU Defensive Scout Team • Picked off two passes each in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Player of the Week for the Kent State (10- • Earned all-conference honorable mention honors as a junior. 4) and Western Michigan (11-28) games. Personal Prior to NIU • Born March 12, 1995, in Milwaukee, Wis. • Played in 11 games as a true freshman at Southeast Missouri. • Son of John and Carol Schwab. • Made 10 tackles, including one for a loss. • Finance major. • Recorded a career-best ﬁ ve tackles and a tackle for loss against Eastern Illinois (10-19-13).

64 LUKE SHIVELY Offensive Line | 6-2 | 288 | Fr.-R Tipton, Ind. | Tipton HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Three-time all-area, all-conference selection and two-time all-state pick. • Honored as team’s Offensive Line MVP his ﬁ nal three years. Personal • Named one of the Indiana Football Coaches Association’s Top 50 players in the state as a senior. • Born March 6, 1996, in Tipton, Ind. • Garnered ﬁ rst team all-state honors from the Associated Press, along • Son of Wally and Paula Shively. with Kokomo Tribune all-area and all-conference recognition in 2013. • Undecided on a major. • Named to the All-State team as a junior by the IFCA in 2012. • Collected all-area and all-conference recognition as a junior. • Earned all-area and all-conference honors as a sophomore.

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50 AUSTIN SMAHA Defensive End | 6-1 | 232 | Jr. | 2L Belvidere, Ill. | Belvidere North HS

2014 High School • Appeared in 13 games as part of the • Named conference MVP and fi rst-team all-conference as a senior. Huskies’ defensive line rotation and on • Team captain who recorded 81 tackles and rushed 122 times for special teams. 1,246 yards in 2011. • Recorded nine tackles on the year, with • Named fi rst team all-conference following his junior year after four solo stops and fi ve assisted tackles. recording 66.5 tackles on defense. • Had two multi-tackle games. • Rushed for 1,688 yards on 158 carries during the 2010 season. • Recorded a career-high three tackles in NIU’s victory at Ball State • Tallied 78 tackles as a sophomore to earn all-conference honorable (11-5). mention recognition. • Made two tackles in the MAC Championship Game, helping the • Set career record for the top rushing average in conference history, Huskies triumph over Bowling Green (12-5). averaging 186 yards per game. • His 225.5 career tackles are fi rst all-time at Belvidere North. 2013 • Appeared in 12 games at defensive end as a true freshman. Personal • Recorded three solo tackles on the year. • Born Feb. 1, 1994, in Rockford, Ill. • Recorded one tackle versus Eastern Illinois (9-21), Purdue (9-28), • Son of Dan Smaha and Debra Hyser. and Eastern Michigan (10-26). • Organizational and corporate communications major.

Smaha’s Career Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2013 12/0 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 2014 13/0 4 5 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 Career 25/0 7 5 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0/0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 3, at Ball State, 11-5-14

62 MIKE SMITH Offensive Line | 6-4 | 305 | So.-R Schaumburg, Ill. | Conant HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Earned all-conference honors following his senior season. • Also garnered team MVP recognition. Personal • Named a team captain prior to his senior season. • Born Oct. 26, 1994. • Son of Randal Smith and Kay Kelly. • Leadership and management major.

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1 ALBERT SMALLS Cornerback | 6-1 | 197 | So. | 1L Miramar, Fla. | Monsignor Pace HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games, starting the • Compiled 106 tackles, forced four fumbles, recovered fi ve fumbles fi rst six contests of the season as a true and intercepted nine passes in three seasons. freshman at cornerback. • Earned second team all-area and all-conference honors as a senior. • Tallied 21 total tackles, with 13 solo • Registered 40 tackles, four interceptions and eight PBUs in 2013. stops and eight assisted. • Named third team all-Dade County after the season. • Also contributed two interceptions and four pass break-ups. • Caught 25 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns in 2013. • Made a career-high fi ve tackles in the MAC Championship Game • Had 36 tackles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior. victory over Bowling Green (12-5). • Posted eight receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown in 2012, in • Also recorded four tackles against Central Michigan (10-11). addition to gaining 25 yards and a touchdown on four carries. • Had his fi rst career interception and a tackle for loss in his collegiate debut against Presbyterian (8-28). Personal • Also picked off a pass in the third quarter at Western Michigan (11-28). • Born Aug. 3, 1996, in Miami, Fla. • Son of Albert Smalls Jr. and Tammy Jones-Smalls. Smalls’ Career Stats • Communications and media studies major. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU 2014 14/6 13 8 21 1.0-2 0.0-0 0/0 2/4 Game-By-Game Stats SINGLE GAME HIGHS 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Presby. 2-0-2 INT, TFL Tackles: 5, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship Game, 12-5-14 NW 1-0-1 UNLV 2-1-3 Arkansas 1-1-2 KSU 0-0-0 CMU 3-1-4 Miami 1-0-1 EMU 0-1-1 BSU 0-1-1 Toledo 1-0-1 Ohio 0-0-0 WMU 0-0-0 INT BGSU 2-3-5 Marshall 0-0-0

39 RYAN STENDLER Tight End | 6-4 | 257 | So.-R Mequon, Wis. | Homestead HS

2014 High School • Appeared in two games. • Earned all-area and all-conference accolades after 2012 campaign. • Made collegiate debut in the NIU • Named the team MVP after recording 40 tackles, ﬁ ve pass season opener against Presbyterian (8- breakups, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and a fumble 28). recovery at defensive end. • Also played in the MAC Championship • Had 25 tackles, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a junior. Game victory over Bowling Green (12-5). • Played on Homestead’s hockey team. • Named NIU Offensive Scout Player of the Week for his role in helping the team prepare for the Presbyterian Personal (8-28) and Toledo (11-11) games. • Born April 3, 1995, in Mequon, Wis. 2013 • Son of Michael and Linda Stendler. • Father was an All-American football player at Concordia University • Redshirted. in Wisconsin. • Named Offensive Scout Player of the Week for the Purdue (9-28) • Marketing major. game.

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36 DRACO SMITH Tailback | 5-9 | 196 | Jr. | 2L Hammond, Ind. | Mt. Carmel HS (Ill.)

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games as a tailback • Four-year starter at running back. and special teams contributor. • Named all-state honorable mention as a senior, in addition to • Had all of his rushing attempts in the earning all-area and all-conference honors. season opener against Presbyterian (8-28). • Given the team’s leadership award following the 2012 campaign • Carried the ball a career-high seven when he also served as team captain. times for 30 yards with his fi rst career • Ran 148 times for 928 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2012. touchdown versus Presbyterian (8-28). • Caught six passes for 105 yards out of the backfi eld. • Made his fi rst career tackle at UNLV (9-13). • Added 49 tackles, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two • Had a career-high three tackles at Ohio (11-18). fumble recoveries and two interceptions on defense in 2012. • Rushed for 740 yards and fi ve touchdowns on 113 carries in 2011. 2013 Personal • Played in fi ve games as a true freshman. • Carried the ball 13 times for 96 yards on the year (7.4 ypc). • Born July 22, 1994, in Chicago, Ill. • Caught three passes for 32 yards. • Son of Tally Smith and Tamara Howard. • Rushed four times for 19 yards against Ball State (11-13). • Undecided on a major. • Recorded a career-high six carries at UMass (11-2) for 21 yards. • Product of same high school as NIU Heisman fi nalist Jordan Lynch. • Ran for a career-high 51 yards on two carries against Eastern Michigan (10-26). • Made his collegiate debut at Central Michigan, where he ran once Smith’s Career Stats for fi ve yards (10-19). RUSHING Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 5/0 13 96 7.4 0 48 19.2 2014 14/0 7 30 4.3 1 10 2.3 Career 19/0 20 126 6.3 1 48 6.6

RECEIVING Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 5/0 3 32 10.7 0 30 6.4

SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 7, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14 Rushing Yards: 51, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Receptions: 2, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Receiving Yards: 26, at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Tackles: 3, at Ohio, 11-18-14

52 CODY SULLIVAN Linebacker | 6-0 | 225 | So.-R Chicago, Ill. | Loyola Academy

2014 High School • Appeared in three games. • Earned ﬁ rst team all-area and all-conference honors as a senior. • Made collegiate debut in the season • Posted 104 tackles, 50 solo, and six interceptions in 2012. opener versus Presbyterian (8-28). • Named the team captain prior to his senior season. • Also saw the ﬁ eld versus Ohio (11-18) • Recorded 65 tackles as a junior. and in the MAC Championship game win over Bowling Green. Personal • Named NIU Defensive Scout Player of the Week for the Northwestern (9-6) and Ball State (11-5) games. • Born Dec. 13, 1994, in Chicago, Ill. • Son of John and Lisa Sullivan. 2013 • Father played football at Ohio State and uncle, Mike, played football at Miami (Fla.). • Redshirted. • Majoring in business administration. 68 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS

84 KEVIN TENNENBAUM Tight End | 6-3 | 248 | Sr.-R Buffalo Grove, Ill. | Buffalo Grove HS

2014 High School • Did not appear in any games in 2014. • Three-sport athlete all four years in baseball, basketball, and football. 2013 • Two-year varsity letterwinner in football caught 10 passes for 111 yards and one touchdown. • Played several snaps in the Eastern • Made nine catches for 98 yards as a senior with a long gain of 24 Michigan game at tight end (10-26). yards, along with six tackles. 2012 Personal • Saw his ﬁ rst career playing time against UMass (11-3). • Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the UT • Born Nov. 1, 1992 in Park Ridge, Ill. Martin game. • Son of Jim and JoAnn Tennenbaum. • Marketing major. 2011 • Redshirted.

87 DENZEL TOLLIVER Tight End | 6-2 | 239 | Fr.-R Hillside, Ill. | Proviso West HS

2014 High School • Redshirted. • Two-time all-area and all-conference honoree. • Caught 67 passes for 779 yards and 11 touchdowns in two seasons. Personal • Garnered ﬁ rst team all-area and all-West Suburban Silver Conference honors after catching 38 passes for 375 yards and nine • Born Sept. 26, 1995, in Oak Park, Ill. touchdowns as a senior. • Son of Thurston and Willie Tolliver. • Set a school record in 2013 with 11 receptions in one game. • Leadership and management major. • Hauled in 29 passes for 404 yards and two scores in 2012. • Garnered all-area and all-conference recognition as a junior. • Attempted three passes, completing two - including one for a touchdown - in 2012

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69 COREY THOMAS Defensive Tackle | 6-2 | 306 | Jr.-R | 1L Chicago, Ill. | Lindblom Math & Science Academy

2014 2012 • Appeared in all 14 games, starting the • Redshirted. fi nal 13 contests at nose guard. • Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the UT • Led all NIU interior defensive linemen Martin (9-8) and Toledo (11-14) games. with 35 total tackles, 13 solo. • Had 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack. High School • Made his fi rst collegiate start at Northwestern (9-6), making three tackles and earning NIU Defensive • Earned all-conference honors after his junior season. Lineman of the Week honors. • Named all-area by Tom Lemming of MaxPreps.com after totaling • Recorded 11 multi-tackle games, including four stops at Arkansas 66 tackles and six sacks as a junior. (9-20), versus Toledo (11-11), at Western Michigan (11-28) and in the • Team captain during his senior year. Boca Raton Bowl against Marshall (12-23). • Earned all-city honors as a sophomore at Lindblom. • Had two tackles for loss against Toledo (11-11), including his fi rst • Team MVP for the Eagles’ water polo team as a junior. career sack. • Also recorded half a tackle for loss at Ball State (11-5). Personal • Forced a key fumble on the NIU goal-line that Dechane Durante • Born Dec. 3, 1993, in Chicago, Ill. recovered in the MAC-West clinching win at Western Michigan (11-28). • English major. 2013 • Appeared in one game versus Eastern Michigan (10-26). Game-By-Game Stats 2014 OPP. U-A-T OTHER Presby. 0-0-0 NW 2-1-3 Thomas’ Career Stats UNLV 0-3-3 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL-Yds QS-Yds FF/FR Int/PBU Arkansas 2-2-4 2014 14/13 13 22 35 2.5-7 1.0-3 1/0 0/0 KSU 1-1-2 CMU 0-1-1 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Miami 0-1-1 Tackles: 4, four times, last vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl, 12-23-14 EMU 0-2-2 BSU 1-1-2 0.5TFL TFLs: 2.0, vs. Toledo, 11-11-14 Toledo 3-1-4 2TFL,SK Sacks: 1.0, vs. Toledo, 11-11-14 Ohio 1-2-3 WMU 2-2-4 FF BGSU 0-2-2 Marshall 1-3-4

35 SHANE WIMANN Tight End/Fullback | 6-4 | 254 | So.-R | 1L Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | Wisconsin Dells HS

2014 High School • Appeared in all 14 games with two • Earned all-state, all-area and all-conference honors as a senior. starts at tight end. • Named the MVP of the South Central Conference in 2012. • Contributed to an offense that • Caught 72 passes for 834 yards and 12 touchdowns at wide receiver averaged 441.2 yards per game. in 2012, setting the school record for most receptions in a season. • Blocked for two 900-yard rushers: • Added 20 carries for 120 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Cameron Stingily and Drew Hare. • Totaled 107 tackles (55 solo), ﬁ ve pass breakups, four forced • Also made three tackles on the season. fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks in 2012. • One of a league-leading 14 Huskies that earned a selection for the • Named ﬁ rst team all-conference following his sophomore season. Academic All-MAC Team. • Earned basketball all-state honors in 2011-12. • Two-time basketball player of the year in the South Central Conference. 2013 • Redshirted. Personal • Named Offensive Scout Player of the week for the Western • Born Sept. 9, 1994, in Baraboo, Wis. Michigan (11-26) game. • Son of Dean and Karen Wimann. • Sociology major. 70 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2015 PLAYERS 22 AREGEROS TURNER Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 178 | Jr. | 2L Copley, Ohio | Copley HS

2014 High School • Played in all 14 games with three starts. • Four-time all-area and all-conference honoree. • Finished second on NIU with 37 catches. • Awarded team MVP and best offensive back each of his four seasons. • Had 398 receiving yards and 38 rushing • Rushed for 4,742 yards and scored 79 total touchdowns. yards with four total touchdowns. • Gained 1,378 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns on 208 carries, • Was one of two Huskies, along with averaging 6.6 yards per carry as a senior. Da’Ron Brown, to make at least one • Earned all-state recognition as a junior after rushing for 1,236 yards reception in every game in 2014. on 145 carries, while scoring 14 total touchdowns. • Finished the season with six straight multi-catch games. • Named NIU Offensive Skill Player of the Week following the Toledo (11-11) game after tallying 59 receiving and 25 rushing yards. Game-By-Game Receiving Stats • Scored fi rst career touchdown with an 11-yard catch at Arkansas (9-20). 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER • Caught his second touchdown on a career-long 65-yard reception Iowa 1-3 Presby. 1-5 on the fi rst play from scrimmage at Western Michigan (11-28), where Idaho DNP NW 1-26 he fi nished the game with a career-high 70 receiving yards. EIU DNP UNLV 1-13 • Notched rushing TDs against Miami (10-18) and at Ball State (11-5). Purdue 0-0 Arkansas 3-29 TD • Also completed an 18-yard pass to Drew Hare versus Miami (10-18). KSU 0-0 KSU 4-23 • Led NIU with 479 yards on 23 kick returns, an average of 20.1 yards. Akron 1-6 CMU 1-5 CMU 4-33 Miami 1-5 • Finished fourth on the team with 915 all-purpose yards. EMU 0-0 EMU 1-9 UMass 0-0 BSU 4-44 2013 BSU 0-0 Toledo 4-59 Toledo 1-5 Ohio 5-40 • True freshman appeared in 12 games and made three starts. WMU 1-23 WMU 2-70 TD • Caught eight passes for 70 yards and had eight carries for 23 yards. BGSU 0-0 BGSU 5-15 • Rushed for a career-high 24 yards against Eastern Michigan (10-26). Utah St. 0-0 Marshall 4-55 • Had season highs in receptions (4) and receiving yards (33) at Central Michigan (10-19). Personal Game-By-Game Rushing Stats • Born Jan. 10, 1995, in Akron, Ohio. 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Iowa 0-0 Presby. 0-0 • Son of Aregeros and Sandee Turner. Idaho DNP NW 0-0 • Sociology major. EIU DNP UNLV 2-3 Purdue 0-0 Arkansas 0-0 KSU 0-0 KSU 0-0 Turner’s Career Stats Akron 0-0 CMU 1-3 RECEIVING CMU 1-(-2) Miami 1-1 TD Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G EMU 2-24 EMU 0-0 2013 12/3 8 70 8.8 0 23 5.8 UMass 0-0 BSU 4-11 TD 2014 14/3 37 398 10.8 2 65 28.4 BSU 2-8 Toledo 2-25 Toledo 0-0 Ohio 1-0 Career 26/6 45 468 10.4 2 65 18.0 WMU 2-(-8) WMU 0-0 BGSU 0-0 BGSU 0-0 RUSHING Utah St. 1-1 Marshall 2-(-5) Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G 2013 12/3 8 23 2.9 0 15 1.9 2014 14/3 13 38 2.9 2 13 2.7 Career 26/6 21 61 2.9 2 15 2.3 Game-By-Game Kick Return Stats KICKOFF RETURNS 2013 OPP. #-YDS OTHER 2014 OPP. #-YDS OTHER Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Iowa 0-0 Presby. 0-0 2013 12/3 4 65 16.2 0 22 Idaho DNP NW 0-0 2014 14/3 23 479 20.8 0 28 EIU DNP UNLV 1-19 Purdue 0-0 Arkansas 3-71 Career 26/6 27 544 20.1 0 28 KSU 0-0 KSU 2-39 Akron 0-0 CMU 1-18 SINGLE GAME HIGHS CMU 0-0 Miami 1-3 Receptions: 5, twice, last vs. BGSU, MAC Champ. Game, 12-5-14 EMU 0-0 EMU 1-20 Receiving Yards: 70, at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 UMass 2-24 BSU 2-37 Long Catch: 65, at Western Michigan, 11-28-14 BSU 1-19 Toledo 2-27 Rushing Attempts: 4, at Ball State, 11-5-14 Toledo 0-0 Ohio 0-0 WMU 0-0 WMU 2-39 Rushing Yards: 25, vs. Toledo, 11-11-14 BGSU 0-0 BGSU 2-60 Long Rush: 15, vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-26-13 Utah St. 1-22 Marshall 6-146 Long Kick Return: 28, at Arkansas, 9-20-14

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94 JAKE AMBROSE Punter | 5-10 | 175 | Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. | Newport Harbor HS/Orange Coast

Prior to NIU High School • Played all 10 games as the punter for • Served as starting punter at Newport Harbor for two seasons. Orange Coast in 2014. • Tallied 15 punts inside the 20 in 71 total attempts in that time. • Punted 55 times for an average of 40.3 • Averaged 34.4 yards per punt on 47 attempts as a senior in 2011. yards per attempt. • Also punted 24 times as a junior in 2010. • Placed 15 punts inside the 20 and forced 13 fair catches. Personal • Produced a career-long 60-yard punt and averaged 46.5 yards per punt versus Santa Ana (11-1). • Born Sept. 29, 1993, in Newport Beach, Calif. • Averaged a career-best 48.3 yards-per-punt on four attempts • Son of Mike Molinaro and Cynthia Khan. against LA Pierce (10-11). • Enjoys surﬁ ng and snowboarding. • Had at least one punt of 45-plus yards in nine games and a punt of • Kinesiology major. 50-plus yards in seven games.

24 D.J. BROWN Tailback | 5-9 | 182 | Fr. North Little Rock, Ark. | North Little Rock HS

High School Personal • Accumulated more than 5,000 rushing • Born Nov. 5, 1996, in St. Louis, Mo. yards and scored 51 touchdowns during • Son of Dee Edmondson and Bin Brown. his high school career. • Intends to major in biology. • First team All-State selection in 2014 after rushing for more than 2,000 yards. • As a senior, led North Little Rock to an 11-2 record, a conference title and an appearance in the Class 7A state playoff semiﬁ nals. • Ran for 2,140 yards and 15 touchdowns in 11 games as a junior at Little Rock Catholic High School.

86 ADAM BUIRGE Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 191 | Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. | Park Center HS

High School Personal • Three-year letterwinner at Park Center. • Born Nov. 11, 1996, in Minneapolis, Minn. • Played numerous positions in high • Son of Robert and Diann Buirge. school before settling at wide receiver. • Sister, Ashley, played softball at Minnesota-Duluth and mother, • As a senior, earned fi rst team All-State Diann, played softball at Southwest Illinois College. honors after catching 46 passes for 699 • Intends to major in business. yards and 10 touchdowns. • In 2014, helped Park Center win fi ve games, the school’s best season in 15 years. • Tallied 18 receptions for 326 yards and four touchdowns as a junior. • Recorded four special teams touchdowns as a return man. • Also tallied 142 tackles, nine interceptions, three fumble recoveries and scored fi ve touchdowns on defense in his high school career.

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14 ELIJAH CAMPBELL Safety | 6-0 | 195 | Jr. St. Paul, Minn. | St. Paul Central HS/Iowa Western JC

Prior to NIU High School • Tallied 21 tackles and ﬁ ve pass break- • Two-way athlete playing football at St. Paul Central. ups in his only season at Iowa Western • Helped the Minutemen post an 8-1 record in 2012, rushing for in 2014. 1,002 yards and 18 touchdowns while playing defense as well. • Helped Iowa Western go undefeated in • Made 69 tackles and six interceptions in his high school career. the regular season and reach the junior • Also lettered in track & ﬁ eld in high school. college national championship game. Personal • Born Aug. 24, 1995, in St. Paul, Minn. • Son of Jamal and Denna Hickman. • Intends to major in psychology.

58 JOSH CORCORAN Linebacker | 6-3 | 221 | Fr. Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville South HS

High School Personal • Team captain and starter on both sides • Born April 5, 1997, in Burnsville, Minn. of the ball at Lakeville South. • Son of Tom and Melissa Corcoran. • As a senior, led the Cougars to the • His father, Tom, is an NIU alum and Corcoran has numerous family playoffs and was an All-South Suburban ties to the Chicagoland area. Conference selection. • Undecided on a major. • Tallied 101 tackles at linebacker and rushed for 530 yards and 10 touchdowns at fullback as a senior in 2014. • Made 86 tackles as a junior and 64 stops during his sophomore year. • Blocked ﬁ ve kicks in high school. • Also lettered in track & ﬁ eld.

88 DANIEL CRAWFORD Tight End | 6-1 | 240 | Fr. Macomb, Mich. | Dakota HS

High School Personal • Red-zone threat at tight end for Dakota. • Born Dec. 15, 1997, in Williamsburg, Va. • As a senior, caught 29 passes for 272 • Son of Danny and Sonja Crawford. yards and seven touchdowns. • Intends to major in computer science. • Also registered 41 tackles and four sacks in 2014, helping Dakota reach the second round of the Michigan Class 1 playoffs. • Recorded 20 receptions for 212 yards and ﬁ ve touchdowns as a junior, advancing to the state quarterﬁ nals. • Switched to tight end from offensive line during his sophomore year. • Also lettered on the Dakota basketball team.

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37 NOLAN DEAN Tailback | 6-0 | 195 | Fr. Chicago, Ill. | Nazareth Academy

High School Personal • Topped 2,000 rushing yards in leading • Born Feb. 12, 1997, in Harvey, Ill. Nazareth Academy to an undefeated • Son of Joe and Nina Dean. season and an Illinois Class 6A state • Intends to major in health and human services. championship. • Volunteered for the Homeless Veterans Assistance program. • Had 199 yards and two touchdowns in the state title game for Nazareth. • All-East Suburban Catholic league pick. • Played at Neuqua Valley as a sophomore and junior, lettering at linebacker and tailback. • Helped the Wildcats win the Upstate Eight Valley title in 2013. • Named Allstate Athlete of the Week after rushing for 251 yards and three scores against Metea Valley on Oct. 4, 2013. • 2013 ﬁ rst team All-Upstate Eight Valley selection as a running back. • Also sprinted on Nazareth’s track team.

16 TOMMY FIEDLER Quarterback | 6-2 | 190 | Fr. LaGrange, Ill. | Lyons Township HS

High School Personal • Three-year Lyons starting quarterback • Born Dec. 7, 1996, in LaGrange, Ill. and four-year letterwinner. • Son of Dave and Sharon Fiedler. • Holds the Lyon school records for • Intends to major in business. total passing yards (3,580) and passing touchdowns (27) in a career. •Also rushed for 569 yards and nine touchdowns in high school. • Helped Lions reach the Illinois Class 8A state playoffs as a senior. • Also took Lyons to the state playoffs during his sophomore campaign.

55 MASON FLEURY Linebacker | 6-0 | 214 | Fr. Elgin, Ill. | Hampshire HS

High School Personal • Versatile defensive player from Elgin. • Born Oct. 16, 1996, in Elgin, Ill. • As a senior, made 68 tackles and • Son of Colin and Eileen Fleury. forced three fumbles for the Whip-Purs. • Father, Colin, played football at Western Illinois. • Also featured as a running back, • Intends to major in pre-law. tallying 517 yards and seven touchdowns. • Daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area pick. • Made 79 tackles and three interceptions during his junior campaign at Hampshire High School. • Two-time Fox Valley All-Conference selection. • Also lettered on the wrestling team in high school.

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49 TRAYSHON FOSTER Linebacker | 5-11 | 188 | Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Tuscaloosa Academy

High School Personal • Excelled on both sides of the ball • Born March 16, 1997 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. during his prep career in Alabama. • Son of Alexius Foster and Tynita Kichard. • As a senior, helped Tuscaloosa • Intends to major in business administration. Academy to an 8-3 season and an appearance in the playoffs. • Selected to play in the Class of 2K15 AISA All-Star Game. • Named ﬁ rst team All-State as a wide receiver in 2014. • Also lettered and made the playoffs as a junior at Tuscaloosa Academy.

38 CASSIUS GRADY Cornerback | 5-9 | 182 | Fr. Arlington, Texas | Arlington HS

High School Personal • Four-year letterwinner at Arlington. • Born March 11, 1997, in Dallas, Texas. • Recorded 11 interceptions and 141 • Becomes the third Texas native in the NIU defensive backﬁ eld, tackles during his high school career. joining Mayomi Olootu and Jawuan Johnson. • Also defended 26 passes in three years • Son of Anthony Grady and Monica Martin. as a starting defensive back. • Intends to major in sports medicine. • Two-time All-District 3 selection. • Scored six special teams touchdowns and compiled 989 return yards in just 31 attempts as a returner for an average of 31.9 yards per return. • Helped Arlington reach the Texas 5A playoffs twice in 2012 and ‘13. • Also lettered in basketball in high school.

28 JEFFREY HILL Cornerback | 5-8 | 169 | Fr. Miami, Fla. | Miramar HS

High School Personal • Played defensive back in one of the top • Born Sept. 16, 1996, in Miami, Fla. high school football areas in America. • Son of Jeffrey Hill Sr. and Gloria. • As a senior, snagged three • Undecided on a major. interceptions, broke up 17 passes and served as team captain in leading Miramar to the Class 8A playoffs. • 2014 ﬁ rst team All-District 12 honoree by the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel. • Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Orlando in January 2015. • Had four interceptions and defended 21 passes as a junior in 2013 during Miramar’s undefeated regular season that culminated in an appearance in the Florida 8A State quarterﬁ nals. • Blocked nine kicks in his high school career.

High School Personal • Breakout star as a senior at Batavia. • Born Jan. 29, 1997, in Hinsdale, Ill. • Set the school record with 13.5 sacks and • Son of Tom and Kim Hlava. helped the Bulldogs make the playoffs. • His father, Tom, was a student-athlete at Saint Norbert College. • 2014 Illinois High School Football • Intends to major in sports broadcasting. Coaches 7A ﬁ rst team All-State. • Daily Herald Tri-Cities All-Area pick. • Named Upstate Eight Conference Co- Defensive Player of the Year in 2014. • As a junior, recorded 74 tackles in helping Batavia win the Illinois Class 6A state title while playing at Huskie Stadium. • Two-time Kane County Chronicle and Aurora Beacon News all- conference selection.

26 QUINTIN HOOSMAN Tailback | 5-10 | 205 | Fr. Plainﬁ eld, Ill. | Plainﬁ eld North HS

High School Personal • Enjoyed an incredible senior season at • Born Dec. 24, 1996 in Plainfi eld, Ill. Plainfi eld North, rushing for 2,426 yards • Son of Emmit and Sue Hoosman. and 32 scores on more than 300 touches. • Intends to major in business. • Led the Tigers to the Illinois 7A playoffs. • All-State selection by the Illinois coaches. • Named 2014 Offensive Player of the Year by Voyager Media. • Also lettered in track & fi eld at Plainfi eld North.

43 MARQUIS HOWARD Safety | 5-10 | 175 | Fr. Montgomery, Ala. | Lee HS

High School Personal • A versatile defensive player at Lee. • Born Oct. 29, 1996. • Four-year letterwinner and three-year • Son of Mayrall Howard. starter during his prep career. • Intends to major in engineering. • Made ﬁ ve interceptions in high school. • As a senior, totaled 40 tackles, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and two blocked kicks. • First team all-conference and all-area honoree in 2014.

High School Personal • Three-year letterwinner at Franklin. • Born Jan. 26, 1997, in Milwaukee, Wis. • As a senior, helped the Sabers go 9-3 • Attended the same high school as current Huskie offensive lineman and advance to the quarterﬁ nals of the Levon Myers. Wisconsin Division 1 state playoffs. • Son of James and Mary Jo Hughes. • Chosen 2014 ﬁ rst team All-State by the • Intends to major in kinesiology. Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. • Two-time All-Southeast Conference selection at offensive tackle. • Played in the Division 1 state championship game as a junior.

21 MARCUS JONES Tailback | 5-8 | 197 | Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill. | Brother Rice HS

High School Personal • An explosive and versatile offensive • Born Dec. 27, 1996, in Chicago, Ill. player, Jones tallied 1,980 all-purpose • Son of Osher and Karen Jones. yards and scored 22 touchdowns as a • Intends to major in biology. senior at Brother Rice. • Led the Crusaders to a Chicago Catholic Blue championship and the Illinois Class 8A playoffs in 2014. • Earned Chicago Tribune All-State honors. • Chicago Catholic Blue League Co-MVP. • Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State and Southtown Star All-Area selection. • Also recorded 1,708 all-purpose yards and 14 scores as a junior.

48 ANTONIO JONES-DAVIS Linebacker | 5-10 | 208 | Fr. Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach HS

High School Personal • Three-year starter at Vero Beach in • Born April 14, 1997, in Vero Beach, Fla. Florida’s Class 8A. • Son of Yvette Jones and Griffi n Davis. • As a senior, made 117 tackles with 10.5 • Undecided on a major. tackles for loss and fi ve interceptions. • Helped Vero Beach go undefeated in the regular season and reach the Florida Class 8A regional semifi nals in 2014. • Selected to play in the 2014 Florida East Coast All-Star Game. • Named 2014 fi rst team All-State in Class 8A by the Florida writers. • Also recorded 99 tackles as a junior and 75 stops as a sophomore.

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96 MARCUS KELLY Defensive Tackle | 6-2 | 248 | Fr. Waukesha, Wis. | West HS

High School Personal • Three-year letterwinner at one of • Born April 8, 1997, in Brookfi eld, Wis. Wisconsin’s best prep football programs. • Son of Gary and Terri Kelly. • As a senior, tallied 99 tackles and • Intends to major in pre-physical therapy. nine sacks and played in the Wisconsin Division 2 state title game. • Recorded fi ve sacks in one game to set a Waukesha West school record. • 2014 fi rst team All-State selection by the Wisconsin coaches. • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel fi rst team All-Area honoree in 2014. • Made 85 tackles and notched nine sacks as a junior. • Also competed in track & fi eld at Waukesha West.

36 COREY KENNEDY Defensive Back | 5-8 | 178 | Fr. Oswego, Ill. | Oswego East HS

High School Personal • Team captain who earned MVP honors • Born June 14, 1996, in Hinsdale, Ill. at Oswego East last season. • Son of Keith and Leslie Kennedy. • As a senior, recorded 50 tackles and • Brother, Sean, currently plays football at Wheaton College. defended nine passes while also scoring • Intends to major in accountancy. ﬁ ve touchdowns on offense. • Made 60 tackles and broke up 10 passes during his junior season in 2013. • Two-time ﬁ rst team All-Southwest Prairie Conference selection. • Two-time Beacon News second team All-Area honoree.

67 ROBERT KRAKLOW Offensive Line | 6-3 | 310 | Fr. Mukwonago, Wis. | Mukwonago HS High School Personal • During his senior year, started for • Born July 21, 1997, in Waukesha, Wis. Mukwonago team that reached the • Son of Bill and Sandy Kraklow. Wisconsion Division 1 quarterfi nals. • Intends to major in business. • Named All-Classic 8 Conference honorable mention at guard in 2014. • As a junior, helped the Indians get to the semifi nals of the Wisconsin playoffs. • Also lettered in track & fi eld in high school.

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89 STEVEN LEE Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 230 | Fr. Champaign, Ill. | Centennial HS

High School Personal • Heralded receving prospect out of • Born Jan. 18, 1996 in Champaign, Ill. Centennial High School in Champaign. • Son of Steven Lee Sr. and Paulette Peeples. • As a senior, made 47 receptions for • Intends to major in business. 998 yards and 12 touchdowns in helping Centennial reach the Illinois 6A playoffs. • 2014 Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette ﬁ rst team All-State and All-Area honoree. • Earned second team All-State recognition from the Chicago Tribune. • Set the Centennial school record for career receiving yards (2,019). • Also a stand-out basketball player for the Chargers.

49 ALLEN LETTERER III Linebacker | 6-0 | 224 | Fr. DeKalb, Ill. | DeKalb HS High School Personal • Hometown product who was a four- • Born July 12, 1997, in Geneva, Ill. year starter at DeKalb High School. • Son of Lori Letterer. • As a senior, made 148 tackles in leading • Intends to major in business administration. the Barbs to the Big 12 East Conference title and the Illinois Class 6A playoffs. • Selected All-Big 12 East Conference. • Finished with 382 career tackles, helping DeKalb improve its football program drastically over four years. • Also caught seven career touchdown passes. • Three-time All-Northeastern Conference selection from his freshman to junior seasons before the Barbs switched leagues.

78 JOSH MAILLOUX Offensive Line | 6-5 | 265 | Fr. Mount Prospect, Ill. | Hersey HS

High School Personal • Two-time letterwinner at Hersey. • Born May 3, 1997, in Mount Prospect, Ill. • Helped the Huskies win two Mid- • Son of Tim and Amy. Suburban Conference championships. • Intends to major in graphic design.

Prior to NIU High School • Starred in the secondary for two years • Named San Mateo County High School Defensive Player of the Year at the College of San Mateo in California. and fi rst team All-Area in 2011 by the San Jose Mercury News. • In 10 games as a sophomore in 2014, • Also a 2010 fi rst team All-Peninsula selection by the San Jose tallied 42 tackles, fi ve tackles for loss and Mercury News. three interceptions. • Also defended three passes and recovered three fumbles for the Bulldogs.

13 JORDAN NIEMEYER Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 187 | Fr. Woodstock, Ill. | Marian Central Catholic HS

High School Personal • Two-way starter at Marian, helping the • Born March 27, 1997. Hurricanes advance to Illinois Class 5A • Son of Theodore and Lori Niemeyer. state quarterﬁ nals as a senior. • Intends to major in industrial engineering. • Made 40 receptions for 652 yards and eight touchdowns in 2014. • Also advanced in the state playoffs with Marian as a sophomore and junior. • Explosive special teams returner in high school as well. • Sprinted and competed in the long jump on Marian’s track team.

29 DAE’JON PERRY Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 172 | Fr. Aurora, Ill. | Oswego East HS

High School Personal • Playmaker on both sides of the ball at • Born March 21, 1997, in Berkeley, Ill. Oswego East. • Son of Johnny and Andrea Perry. • Helped the Wolves reach the second • Intends to major in business. round of the Illinois Class 7A playoffs as a junior in 2013. • Also lettered in basketball in high school.

High School Personal • Star linebacker at Bloom Township. • Born March 3, 1997, in Chicago, Ill. • As a senior, compiled 112 tackles and • Son of Darryl and Pamela Pugh. recovered four fumbles to help the • Undecided on a major. Trojans reach the Illinois 8A playoffs. • 2014 Southtown Star ﬁ rst team All-Area choice and an All-Area honoree by the Chicago Sun Times as a senior. • All-Southland Conference selection in 2014 as well. • As a junior, tallied 105 tackles, earning Southtown Star All-Area honors.

98 RYAN ROBERTS Tight End | 6-6 | 238 | Fr. Northville, Mich. | Northville HS

High School Personal • Talented blocking and pass-catching • Born Oct. 3, 1996, in Toledo, Ohio. tight end for three years at Northville. • Son of Raymond and Darlene Roberts. • As a senior, caught 10 passes for 140 • His father, Raymond, was a four-year football letterwinner at NIU yards and two touchdowns. and earned honorable mention All-America honors as a tight end in • Helped the Mustangs reach the District 1993, serving as team co-captain for the Huskies that season. 1 playoffs in 2014. • Intends to major in engineering. • Two-time Kensington Lakes All- Conference honorable mention selection as a tight end. • Was also a star basketball players at Northville.

18 CHARLIE ROTHERHAM Quarterback | 6-0 | 188 | Fr. Green Bay, Wis. | Notre Dame Academy

High School Personal • Three-year starting quarterback at • Born Feb. 5, 1997, in Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay. • Son of Kurt and Stephanie. • Led the Tritons to the Wisconsin • Intends to major in business. Division 3 playoffs as a junior and senior. • As a senior, completed 100 passes for 1,789 yards and 23 touchdowns. • Threw for 1,383 yards and 13 scores during his breakout junior campaign. • Also a star baseball player at Green Bay.

High School Personal • Two-year starter and captain at left • Born Sept. 29, 1997, in Aurora, Ill. tackle and long snapper for West Aurora. • Son of Tom and Michelle Sak. • Rated the top long-snapping prospect • Intends to major in marketing. in the state of Illinois by Chris Rubio’s long snapping rankings. • As a senior, helped West Aurora achieve a winning record in conference play for the ﬁ rst time in more than a decade. • Two-time all-conference honorable mention honoree. • Illinois Academic All-State selection in 2014.

14 DANIEL SANTACATERINA Quarterback | 6-1 | 198 | Fr. Geneva, Ill. | Geneva HS

High School Personal • Star quarterback at nearby Geneva. • Born Sept. 30, 1996, in Cincinnati, Ohio. • As a senior, guided the Vikings to the • Son of Mary Ellen and Michael Santacaterina Sr. Illinois 7A quarterfi nals by passing for • His father, Michael Sr., played football at Lake Forest College. 2,443 yards and 23 touchdowns. • His brother, Michael Jr., was a four-year letterwinner at linebacker • 2014 Upstate Eight River Conference for NIU and started 12 times in 2014, helping the Huskies win the Co-Offensive Player of the Year. MAC West for the fi fth consecutive season and a league title. • Garnered 2014 fi rst team all-area honors • His sister, Jackie, recently retired from professional soccer after playing from the Aurora Beacon-News and the Kane Country Chronicle. for the Chicago Red Stars. She also played collegiately at Illinois. • As a junior, threw for 2,266 yards and 27 touchdowns and advanced • His other sister, Brianna, played played soccer at DePaul. to the Illinois 7A state playoffs with the Vikings. • His fi rst cousin, Mike Magee, plays for the Chicago Fire and earned • 2013 Daily Chronicle Tri-Cities All-Area and All-Upstate Eight River Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player award in 2013. Conference honoree. • Intends to major in business. • Also rushed for more than 400 yards and six touchdowns at Geneva.

60 ALEX SCHLEE Offensive Line | 6-4 | 291 | Fr. Germantown, Wis. | Germantown HS

High School Personal • Played multiple positions on the • Born Dec. 14, 1996, in West Allis, Wis. offensive line at Germantown. • Son of Henry and Julie Schlee. • As a senior, helped the Warhawks • Undecided on a major. advance to the second round of the Wisconsin Division 2 playoffs. • Blocked for an offense that averaged 38.9 points per game in 2014. • During his junior year, started for a team that played in the Wisconsin Division I quarterﬁ nals and tallied 34.4 points per contest. • Two-time North Shore Conference honorable mention selection.

High School Personal • Talented playmaker on both sides of • Born March 22, 1996, in Plano, Texas. the ball at Francis Howell. • Son of Chuck and Sandy Smith. • As a senior, tallied 2,456 all-purpose • His father, Chuck, played football at Middle Tennessee State. yards with more than 2,000 rushing yards • His mother, Sandy, played volleyball at Missouri State. and 32 total touchdowns at tailback. • Intends to major in business. • Helped Howell go 11-1 and advance to the Missouri 6A state semiﬁ nals in 2014. • Named 2014 St. Louis Dispatch All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year. • Also named Large School Player of the Year in 2014 by local television station KSDK. • As a junior, gained 1,682 all-purpose yards and scored 18 times. • Advanced to the second round of the Missouri state playoffs in 2013. • Two-time All-Gateway South Conference performer.

26 TREQUAN SMITH Safety | 5-11 | 176 | Fr. Boynton Beach, Fla. | Boynton Beach HS

High School Personal • Three-year starter at Boynton Beach. • Born Aug. 30, 1996, in Boynton Beach, Fla. • Finished with 159 career tackles while • Son of Bobby Smith and Takeshia Austin. playing in one of Florida’s top leagues. • Intends to major in business. • As a senior, picked off ﬁ ve passes, broke up 13 more and forced ﬁ ve fumbles. • Played in the 2015 Florida vs. Georgia Clash of Scholar-Athletes All-Star Game. • Recorded three interceptions with 11 passes defended as a junior. • Helped Boynton Beach reach the Florida Class 6A playoffs twice. • Two-time District 15 All-Conference selection.

72 JORDAN STECKLER Offensive Line | 6-4 | 306 | Fr. Two Rivers, Wis. | Two Rivers HS

High School Personal • Three-year two-way starter at Two Rivers. • Born July 16, 1996 in Two Rivers, Wis. • Helpd the Purple Raiders reach the • Son of Bart and Elaine Steckler. playoffs each season. • Intends to major in marketing. • As a senior, blocked for an offense that averaged 29.4 points per game. • 2014 All-State honorable mention selection by the Wisconsin coaches. • During his junior year, helped Two Rivers tally 33.2 points per game and ﬁ nish with a 7-3 record. • Three-time all-conference selection. • Also a standout basketball player.

High School Personal • Highly touted local receiving prospect. • Born Dec. 19, 1996, in Chicago, Ill. • As a senior, caught 27 passes for 468 • Son of Patrice Tears-Cottrell. yards and six touchdowns. • Undecided on a major. • Helped H.L. Richards advance to the quarterﬁ nals of the Illinois 6A playoffs. • Also rushed for 75 yards and two scores. • 2014 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention. • As a junior, amassed 500 receiving yards and eight total touchdowns. • Played in the 2013 Illinois 6A state title game with the Bulldogs. • Also a basketball letterwinner.

40 MAALIK TODD Tailback | 5-8 | 158 | Fr.-R Evanston, Ill. | Evanston Township HS

High School • Appeared in three games. • Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Presbyterian (8-28). • Also saw the ﬁ eld versus Ohio (11-18) and in the MAC Championship game victory over Bowling Green. • Named NIU Defensive Scout Player of the Week for the Northwestern (9-6) and Ball State (11-5) games.

79 SCOTT TOPOLE Offensive Line | 6-4 | 254 | Fr. Cary, Ill. | Cary-Grove HS

High School Personal • Starting center for the Illinois Class 7A • Born April 29, 1997, in Barrington, Ill. runners up in 2014. • Son of James and Amy Topole. • As a senior, blocked for an offense that • Undecided on a major. averaged 42.8 points per game. • 2014 All-Fox Valley Conference honoree. • Second team all-area selection as well. • As a junior, helped Cary-Grove advance to the second round of the Illinois 7A playoffs. • Started 24 games at center in high school.

High School Personal • Another offensive line prospect at NIU • Born Nov. 7, 1996, in Milwaukee, Wis. via the state of Wisconsin. • Son of John and Liza Veloz. • As a senior, served as team captain and • Intends to major in accountancy. helped Oak Creek go 9-2, win the South East Conference and make the playoffs. • Collected ﬁ rst team All-State honors in 2014 from the Wisconsin coaches. • Blocked for an offense that averaged 29.8 points and 338.7 yards per game to lead the conference. • Scored a rushing touchdown on the only carry of his senior season. • Garnered all-area and all-conference recognition as well. • Three-time All-South East Conference selection. • Also played baseball at Oak Creek High School.

53 QUINTIN WYNNE Defensive End | 6-1 | 230 | Fr. Saint Louis, Mo. | Christian Brothers HS

High School Personal • Standout player at one of Missouri’s • Born Jan. 10, 1997, in Saint Louis, Mo. top high school football programs. • Son of Bernard and Sherri Wynne. • As a senior, recorded 55 tackles and was • Intends to major in pre-medicine. defensive captain for Missouri’s 6A state- championship Christian Brothers team. • St. Louis Dispatch Super 30 honoree. • Named to the second team All-State squad by the Missouri coaches. • Three-time All-Metro Catholic selection, winning the league each year.

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TEAM STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NIU OPP RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/G SCORING 441 359 STINGILY, Cameron 13 193 987 16 971 5.0 14 43 74.7 Points Per Game 31.5 25.6 HARE, Drew 14 159 1025 125 900 5.7 8 78 64.3 BOUAGNON, Joel 14 113 673 18 655 5.8 5 49 46.8 Points Off Turnovers 76 26 DANIELS, Akeem 11 71 404 14 390 5.5 1 29 35.5 FIRST DOWNS 319 304 MADDIE, Anthony 9 44 216 15 201 4.6 1 27 22.3 Rushing 183 123 BROWN, Da’Ron 14 10 108 0 108 10.8 1 61 7.7 Passing 121 155 HARRIS, Keith 2 25 99 8 91 3.6 0 11 45.5 Penalty 15 26 HUFF, Jordan 11 9 71 0 71 7.9 3 18 6.5 RUSHING YARDAGE 3488 2284 MCINTOSH, Matt 10 8 44 0 44 5.5 0 13 4.4 TURNER, Aregeros 14 13 56 18 38 2.9 2 13 2.7 Yards gained rushing 3772 2639 SMITH, Draco 13 7 35 5 30 4.3 1 10 2.3 Yards lost rushing 284 355 SAFFOLD, Ezra 8 8 27 0 27 3.4 0 7 3.4 Rushing Attempts 688 541 LEWIS, Tommylee 2 6 21 4 17 2.8 0 8 8.5 Average Per Rush 5.1 4.2 BEEBE, Chad 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 Average Per Game 249.1 163.1 WEDEL, Tyler 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 TDs Rushing 36 24 TEAM 11 20 0 61 -61 -3.0 0 0 -5.5 Total...... 14 688 3772 284 3488 5.1 36 78 249.1 PASSING YARDAGE 2689 3199 Opponents...... 14 541 2639 355 2284 4.2 24 47 163.1 Comp-Att-Int 229-385-3 265-456-14 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.0 PASSING G Efﬁ c. C-A-I Pct. Yds TD Lng Avg/G Average Per Catch 11.7 12.1 HARE, Drew 14 136.33 194-326-2 59.5 2322 18 65 165.9 Average Per Game 192.1 228.5 MADDIE, Anthony 9 112.33 20-33-1 60.6 227 0 49 25.2 TDs Passing 19 18 MCINTOSH, Matt 10 119.77 14-23-0 60.9 122 1 39 12.2 TEAM 11 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 6177 5483 TURNER, Aregeros 14 251.20 1-1-0 100.0 18 0 18 1.3 Total Plays 1073 997 Total...... 14 132.88 229-385-3 59.5 2689 19 65 192.1 Average Per Play 5.8 5.5 Opponents...... 14 123.93 265-456-14 58.1 3199 18 69 228.5 Average Per Game 441.2 391.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 48-946 71-1376 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G BROWN, Da’Ron 14 68 1065 15.7 6 64 76.1 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 25-178 18-69 TURNER, Aregeros 14 37 398 10.8 2 65 28.4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-108 3-0 BRESCACIN, Juwan 13 31 445 14.4 6 49 34.2 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.7 19.4 BEEBE, Chad 12 21 219 10.4 1 32 18.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.1 3.8 BOUAGNON, Joel 14 13 70 5.4 1 45 5.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.7 0.0 SAFFOLD, Ezra 8 12 83 6.9 0 24 10.4 FUMBLES-LOST 17-9 24-10 DANIELS, Akeem 11 11 106 9.6 1 32 9.6 EAKES, Luke 14 10 87 8.7 1 17 6.2 PENALTIES-Yards 82-794 63-528 MAXWELL, Desroy 14 9 90 10.0 0 16 6.4 Average Per Game 56.7 37.7 LEWIS, Tommylee 2 4 28 7.0 0 11 14.0 PUNTS-Yards 67-2757 76-3084 BLAKE, Christia 12 3 29 9.7 0 15 2.4 Average Per Punt 41.1 40.6 HARRIS, Keith 2 2 21 10.5 1 12 10.5 Net punt average 40.1 36.4 STERLING, Rob 14 2 10 5.0 0 7 0.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 88-5037 68-4069 STINGILY, Cameron 13 2 6 3.0 0 8 0.5 HUFF, Jordan 11 2 3 1.5 0 5 0.3 Average Per Kick 57.2 59.8 HARE, Drew 14 1 18 18.0 0 18 1.3 Net kick average 37.9 40.0 GLASPER, Clayton 11 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:44 31:16 Total...... 14 229 2689 11.7 19 65 192.1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 108/226 93/213 Opponents...... 14 265 3199 12.1 18 69 228.5 3rd-Down Pct 48% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 7/17 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G HARE, Drew 14 485 900 2322 3222 230.1 4th-Down Pct 57% 41% STINGILY, Cameron 13 193 971 0 971 74.7 SACKS BY-Yards 32-227 14-82 BOUAGNON, Joel 14 113 655 0 655 46.8 MISC YARDS 0 -20 MADDIE, Anthony 9 77 201 227 428 47.6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 56 45 DANIELS, Akeem 11 71 390 0 390 35.5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 17-28 13-20 MCINTOSH, Matt 10 31 44 122 166 16.6 BROWN, Da’Ron 14 10 108 0 108 7.7 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-3 HARRIS, Keith 2 25 91 0 91 45.5 RED-ZONE SCORES (56-68) 82% (43-48) 90% HUFF, Jordan 11 9 71 0 71 6.5 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (42-68) 62% (32-48) 67% TURNER, Aregeros 14 14 38 18 56 4.0 PAT-ATTEMPTS (54-56) 96% (40-41) 98% SMITH, Draco 13 7 30 0 30 2.3 ATTENDANCE 67813 175257 SAFFOLD, Ezra 8 8 27 0 27 3.4 Games/Avg Per Game 5/13563 7/25037 LEWIS, Tommylee 2 6 17 0 17 8.5 BEEBE, Chad 12 1 5 0 5 0.4 Neutral Site Games 2/22264 WEDEL, Tyler 14 1 1 0 1 0.1 TEAM 11 22 -61 0 -61 -5.5 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Total...... 14 1073 3488 2689 6177 441.2 NIU 109 95 113 124 441 Opponents...... 14 997 2284 3199 5483 391.6 Opponents 94 80 79 106 359 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long FOLLIARD, Sean 1 9 9.0 0 9 Total...... 1 9 9.0 0 9 Opponents...... 3 22 7.3 1 14 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 87 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 STATISTICS

FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk 2014 LONG PLAYS WEDEL, Tyler 8-15 53.3 0-0 3-6 3-6 2-3 0-0 45 2 No. Long ORNE, Josh 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 NIU 51 78 TD, Hare at E. Michigan, 10/25 HAGAN, Christian 9-12 75.0 2-2 1-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 40 1

Rushing 16 78 TD, Hare at E. Michigan, 10/25 FG SEQUENCE Northern Illinois Opponents Bouagnon 5 49, vs. Miami, 9/20 Presbyterian (32),21,(26),31 (31) Brown 1 61, vs. Toledo, 11/11 Northwestern 25,(32) - Daniels 1 29, vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 UNLV (45),(33) (25),33 Hare 5 78 TD, vs. Miami, 8/28 Arkansas - 43,(21) Maddie 2 27, at E. Michigan, 10/25 Stingily 2 26, vs. Miami, 10/18 Kent State 39,(40) (19),(27),56 Central Michigan (24),39 (25),50,(23) Passing 26 65 TD, Hare to Turner at WMU 11/24 Miami (28),46 - by Hare 20 65 TD, to Turner at WMU, 11/24 Eastern Michigan 24,32 (21),48 by McIntosh 1 39 TD, to Brown vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 Ball State - - by Maddie 5 49, to Brescacin vs. Kent State, 10/4 Toledo (37),(19) (21) to Beebe 1 32, from Hare vs. CMU, 10/11 Ohio - 46,46 to Bouagnon 1 45, From Hare at Arkansas, 9/20 at Western Michigan 28,(40),27 (29),(44) to Brescacin 4 49 TD, from Hare vs. Presbyterian, 8/28 vs. Bowling Green (35),(32),(23) (46) to Brown 12 64 TD, from Hare vs. Toledo, 11/11 vs. Marshall 32,(19),(30),(31) (28) to Daniels 2 32 TD, from Hare at Ohio, 11/18 to Turner 5 39, from Hare vs. Toledo, 11/11 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate ﬁ eld goal was made. Returns 9 66 KOR by Huff vs. Kent State, 10/4 Beebe 1 36 PR at NU, 9/6 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Daniels 2 25 KOR at WMU, 11/28 BROWN, Da’Ron 14 108 1065 0 0 0 1173 83.8 Huff 2 66 KOR vs. Kent State, 10/4 STINGILY, Cameron 13 971 6 0 0 0 977 75.2 Turner 4 38 KOR vs Marshall, 12/23 HARE, Drew 14 900 18 0 0 0 918 65.6 TURNER, Aregeros 14 38 398 0 479 0 915 65.4 OPPONENT 33 97 KOR TD Marshall, Arkansas, 9/20 BOUAGNON, Joel 14 655 70 0 0 0 725 51.8 Rushing 8 46 Rawls, CMU, 10/11 DANIELS, Akeem 11 390 106 0 126 0 622 56.5 Passing 20 69 TD Macon to Jones, Toledo, 11/11 BRESCACIN, Juwan 13 0 445 0 0 0 445 34.2 Returns 5 97 KOR TD Marshall, Arkansas, 9/20 BEEBE, Chad 12 5 219 148 0 0 372 31.0 HUFF, Jordan 11 71 3 0 200 0 274 24.9 * 25 Yards or Longer MADDIE, Anthony 9 201 0 0 0 0 201 22.3 SAFFOLD, Ezra 8 27 83 0 5 0 115 14.4 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long HARRIS, Keith 2 91 21 0 0 0 112 56.0 BEEBE, Chad 18 148 8.2 0 36 LOGAN, Paris 14 0 0 0 99 -5 94 6.7 LEWIS, Tommylee 4 20 5.0 0 14 MAXWELL, Desroy 14 0 90 0 0 0 90 6.4 LURRY, Shawun 3 10 3.3 0 7 EAKES, Luke 14 0 87 0 0 0 87 6.2 Total...... 25 178 7.1 0 36 LEWIS, Tommylee 2 17 28 20 0 0 65 32.5 Opponents...... 18 69 3.8 0 22 MCINTOSH, Matt 10 44 0 0 0 0 44 4.4 DURANTE, Dechane 14 0 0 0 0 40 40 2.9 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SANTACATERINA 14 0 0 0 0 35 35 2.5 TURNER, Aregeros 23 479 20.8 0 38 STERLING, Rob 14 0 10 0 22 0 32 2.3 HUFF, Jordan 8 200 25.0 0 66 SMITH, Draco 13 30 0 0 0 0 30 2.3 DANIELS, Akeem 7 126 18.0 0 25 BLAKE, Christian 12 0 29 0 0 0 29 2.4 LOGAN, Paris 5 99 19.8 0 26 BROOKS, Anthony 12 0 0 0 0 28 28 2.3 STERLING, Rob 2 22 11.0 0 21 FOLLIARD, Sean 14 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.1 FOLLIARD, Sean 2 15 7.5 0 8 GLASPER, Clay 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.0 SAFFOLD, Ezra 1 5 5.0 0 5 LURRY, Shawun 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 0.8 MOORE, Marlon 0 0 0.0 0 0 SMALLS, Albert 14 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.7 Total...... 48 946 19.7 0 66 WEDEL, Tyler 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 Opponents...... 71 1376 19.4 2 97 TEAM 11 -61 0 0 0 0 -61 -5.5 Total...... 14 3488 2689 178 946 108 7409 529.2 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents...... 14 2284 3199 69 1376 0 6928 494.9 DURANTE, Dechane 4 40 10.0 0 34 LOGAN, Paris 3 -5 -1.7 0 0 |------PATs ------| BROOKS, Anthony 2 28 14.0 1 21 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. SMALLS, Albert 2 10 5.0 0 10 STINGILY, Cameron 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 SANTACATERINA, Michael 1 35 35.0 0 35 WEDEL, Tyler 0 8-15 31-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 55 COMPTON, Ben 1 0 0.0 0 0 HAGAN, Christian 0 9-12 23-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 50 MOORE, Marlon 1 0 0.0 0 0 HARE, Drew 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Total...... 14 108 7.7 1 35 BROWN, Da’Ron 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Opponents...... 3 0 0.0 0 0 BRESCACIN, Juwan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 BOUAGNON, Joel 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn TURNER, Aregeros 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 ORNE, Josh 50 2920 58.4 11 3 HUFF, Jordan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WEDEL, Tyler 38 2117 55.7 2 0 DANIELS, Akeem 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Total...... 88 5037 57.2 13 3 1376 37.9 27 BEEBE, Chad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 68 4069 59.8 16 4 946 40.0 24 EAKES, Luke 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HARRIS, Keith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd SMITH, Draco 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WEDEL, Tyler 65 2708 41.7 66 0 21 29 15 0 BROOKS, Anthony 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HARE, Drew 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 MADDIE, Anthony 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MCINTOSH, Matt 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 1 0 0 ORNE, Josh 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total...... 67 2757 41.1 66 0 21 30 15 0 Total...... 56 17-28 54-56 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 441 Opponents...... 76 3084 40.6 60 7 16 21 10 0 Opponents...... 45 13-20 40-41 0-0 3 3-4 0 2 359 88 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FR-Yds FF Kick Safety 2 MOORE, Marlon 14 48 51 99 3.5-5 . 1-0 3 . 1-0 2 . . 9 LEMON, Rasheen 14 56 34 90 3.0-16 2.5-15 . . 6 . 2 . . 1 DURANTE, Dechane 14 55 32 87 0.5-0 . 4-40 3 . 1-0 . . . 45 MAYS, Boomer 14 34 43 77 9.0-14 . . 1 . . 1 . . 29 LOGAN, Paris 14 51 26 77 1.0-2 . 3--5 15 . 1-0 1 . . 40 FOLLIARD, Sean 14 39 26 65 8.0-36 3.5-29 . 2 2 2-9 2 . . 7 SANTACATERINA 14 39 20 59 7.5-26 1.5-18 1-35 . 2 . . . . 44 FORD, Perez 14 32 25 57 9.0-53 5.0-43 . 3 5 . 3 . . 49 MEEHAN, Jason 14 31 21 52 9.5-50 7.0-45 . 1 7 1-0 . . . 33 PAYTON, Jamaal 14 26 11 37 1.5-3 . . . . 2-0 . . . 69 THOMAS, Corey 14 13 22 35 2.5-7 1.0-3 . . 2 . 1 . . 24 MAYES, Brandon 14 23 6 29 . . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 31 BROOKS, Anthony 12 19 9 28 . . 2-28 4 . . . . . 56 COMPTON, Ben 14 14 12 26 6.0-19 3.0-14 1-0 2 2 . . . . 8 FLEMING, Ladell 12 10 15 25 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . 1 . . . . 43 SMALLS, Albert 14 13 10 23 1.0-2 . 2-10 4 . . . . . 90 LEE, William 14 9 13 22 3.0-27 2.5-26 . . 2 . 1 . . 54 CLINTON-EARL, C 14 10 9 19 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 92 JONES, Mario 13 4 11 15 1.5-21 . . . 1 . . . . 19 LURRY, Shawun 13 9 5 14 . . . 1 . . . . . 94 GORDON, Donovan 13 5 7 12 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 5 OLOOTU, Mayomi 14 7 5 12 1.0-3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 18 JONES, Bobby 14 6 5 11 0.5-3 0.5-3 ...... 13 ABRESCH, Jackson 9 7 4 11 ...... 50 SMAHA, Austin 13 4 5 9 ...... 93 MOSLEY, Rajshawn 12 4 4 8 1.5-6 1.5-6 ...... 6 BASS, Jamaal 3 3 3 6 ...... 36 SMITH, Draco 14 1 4 5 ...... 23 HUFF, Jordan 10 2 2 4 ...... 82 BEEBE, Chad 12 2 1 3 ...... 35 WIMANN, Shane 14 1 2 3 ...... 95 DUNBAR, Ruben 2 2 . 2 ...... 98 BREEDLOVE, Cal 1 1 1 2 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... 15 BLAKE, Christian 13 1 1 2 ...... 26 WEDEL, Tyler 14 2 . 2 ...... 83 EAKES, Luke 14 1 1 2 ...... 38 MONAGHAN, Skyler 11 . 2 2 ...... 46 HARRIS, Terrell 1 1 . 1 1.0-5 ...... 25 ORNE, Josh 11 1 . 1 ...... 12 HARE, Drew 14 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 11 1 . 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 42 STINGILY, Cameron 13 . 1 1 ...... 22 TURNER, Aregeros 14 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 3 DANIELS, Akeem 11 . 1 1 ...... 4 BROWN, Da’Ron 14 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 14 588 452 1040 74-314 32-227 14-108 44 31 10-9 15 . . Opponents...... 14 650 484 1134 68.0-216 14-82 3-0 47 26 9-22 12 4 2 NIU Players of the Week PC NU UNLV Arkansas Kent St. CMU Miami EMU BSU Toledo Ohio WMU Off. Lineman Conlon/ R. Brown Pitt NA NA NA NA Ness Eakes Eakes Conlon Pitt Eakes Off. Skill NA D. Brown D. Brown Bouagnon NA NA Stingily D. Brown Stingily Turner Daniels NA Def. Scout Harmston Sullivan/ Harmston Chambers Schwab Harmston Chambers Henderson Sullivan Chambers Harris Schwab Harris Special Teams Santacaterina Beebe Wedel NA Huff Payton Three players Orne/Payton Wedel Hagan/Eakes Wedel Payton Def. Lineman All Thomas NA NA NA NA Meehan Lee Compton Ford Mays Lee Def. Skill All Lemon/ Durante NA Lemon NA NA NA Brooks NA NA Durante Logan Off. Scout Stendler Graham Scharping Huff Brown NA Fischer Harris Scanlan Stendler Fischer Golladay

Selected by the Huskie coaching staff. 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 89 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 PARTICIPATION

No. Name GP/GS PC NU UNLV Arkansas Kent St. CMU Miami EMU BSU Toledo Ohio WMU BGSU Marshall 13 ABRESCH, Jackson 9/- X – – X X X X X X X X – – – 6 BASS, Jamaal 2/- – – – X X – – – – – – – – – 82 BEEBE, Chad 12/5 X X WR WR – WR X X X WR X WR X – 15 BLAKE, Christian 13/- X X X X X X X X X X – X X X 28 BOUAGNON, Joel 14/7 TB X X TB TB X TB TB X X TB X TB X 98 BREEDLOVE, Cal 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 BRESCACIN, Juwan 13/12 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR – X WR WR 86 BRINLEE, Jacob 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 31 BROOKS, Anthony 12/8 – – X X X X CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 4 BROWN, Da’Ron 14/14 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 68 BROWN, Ron 12/- X X X X X X X X X X – – X X 78 BROWN, Ryan 14/14 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 51 CANOY, Brian 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 54 CLINTON-EARL, C 14/1 X X X X de X X X X X X X X X 56 COMPTON, Ben 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 61 CONLON, Aidan 14/14 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 48 CONNORS, Ricky 9/- X – – – X – – X X X X X X X 3 DANIELS, Akeem 11/7 X TB TB - TB TB - - X TB X X WR TB 95 DUNBAR, Ruben 2/- X – – X – – – – – – – – – – 1 DURANTE, Dechane 14/13 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS X FS FS 83 EAKES, Luke 14/8 TE TE TE TE X X X X TE X TE TE X TE 8 FLEMING, Ladell 12/- X X X X X X X X – – X X X X 40 FOLLIARD, Sean 14/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X OLB X 44 FORD, Perez 14/14 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 59 GEGNER, Mike 10/- X – X – X – X X X – X X X X 81 GLASPER, Clay 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 94 GORDON, Donovan 13/- – X X X X X X X X X X X X X 34 HAGAN, Christian 6/- – – – – – – – – X X X X X X 12 HARE, Drew 14/12 X X QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 20 HARRIS, Keith 2/- X – X – – – – – – – – – – – 46 HARRIS, Terrell 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 74 HOWARD, Lincoln 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 HUFF, Jordan 10/1 X – – X X X TB X X X – X X – 30 HUNT, Tifonte 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18 JONES, Bobby 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 92 JONES, Mario 13/1 DT X X X X X X X X X X X X – 90 LEE, William 14/14 NG DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 9 LEMON, Rasheen 14/14 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 10 LEWIS, Tommylee 2/1 WR X – – – – – – – – – – – – 29 LOGAN, Paris 14/14 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 75 LOOS, Tyler 14/14 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 19 LURRY, Shawun 13/- X X X X X X – X X X X X X X 1 MADDIE, Anthony 9/- X X X X X – X X X – X – – – 99 MALOLO, Siosifa 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 37 MAXWELL, Desroy 14/7 X TE X X TE X X TE TE TE X TE X TE 84 MAYER, Brian 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 MAYES, Brandon 14/2 X X X X X X SS X X X X FS X X 45 MAYS, Boomer 14/13 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB X MLB 9 MCINTOSH, Matt 10/2 QB QB – – – – X X X X X X X X 49 MEEHAN, Jason 14/13 DE DE DE DE X DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 85 MITCHELL, Malik 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2B MONAGHAN, Skyler 11/- – – – X X X X X X X X X X X 2 MOORE, Marlon 14/13 SS SS SS SS SS SS X SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 93 MOSLEY, Rajshawn 12/- X X X X X X X X X X – – X X 71 MYERS, Levon 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 55 NESS, Andrew 14/14 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 5 OLOOTU, Mayomi 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 ORNE, Josh 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X – – – 65 OTT, Wes 8/- X – X X X – X – – – X – X X 33 PAYTON, Jamaal 14/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X MLB X 67 PITT, Tyler 14/13 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG X 66 RAMLET, Bobby 2/- X X – – – – – – – – – – – – 70 RUKA, Josh 14/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X RG 14 SAFFOLD, Ezra 8/- X – X X X – X X – X – – X – 7 SANTACATERINA 14/13 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB X OLB 88 SEMISCH, Tim 12/- X X – – X X X X X X X X X X 50 SMAHA, Austin 13/- X – X X X X X X X X X X X X 43 SMALLS, Albert 14/6 CB CB CB CB CB CB X X X X X X X X 36 SMITH, Draco 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4A STENDLER, Ryan 2/- X – – – – – – – – – – – X – 47 STERLING, Rob 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 42 STINGILY, Cameron 13/3 – X X X X X TB X TB X X X TB X 52 SULLIVAN, Cody 3/- X – – – – – – – – – X – X – 57 TAYLOR, Scott 1/- X – – – – – – – – – – – – – 69 THOMAS, Corey 14/13 X NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 22 TURNER, Aregeros 14/3 X X X X X WR X X X X WR WR X X 26 WEDEL, Tyler 14/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 35 WIMANN, Shane 14/2 X X X X X X X TE X X TE X X X

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---1st Downs--- Rushing ------Passing------Total Off. Punts Fum Penalties 3rd Time of Game Score Total R-P-Pen No-Yds, TD C-A-I Yds TD Pl-Yds No-Avg No-L No-Yds Downs Poss NIU 55 36 26-10-0 77-424, 5 19-32-0 211 2 109-635 2-37.0 0-0 6-55 14-of-22 33:41 vs. Presbyterian 3 6 2-3-1 31-69, 0 10-18-1 58 0 49-127 9-43.0 2-2 2-12 1-of-12 26:19 NIU 23 20 10-7-3 55-221, 1 13-23-0 180 2 78-401 6-45.3 2-0 8-75 7-of-17 28:32 at Northwestern 15 21 4-15-2 37-72, 0 28-43-1 322 2 80-394 8-42.0 3-0 9-93 14-of-23 31:28 NIU 48 35 20-15-0 69-331, 3 18-28-0 285 3 97-616 2-36.0 2-1 8-95 15-of-19 32:16 at UNLV 34 26 3-18-5 32-102, 2 24-42-1 397 2 74-499 4-48.2 1-0 5-32 8-of-17 27:44 NIU 14 17 8-8-1 32-123, 0 19-31-0 180 2 63-303 5-46.4 2-1 9-67 6-of-15 25:22 at Arkansas 52 24 11-11-2 45-212, 3 16-23-0 215 2 68-427 2-40.5 1-0 4-30 10-of-14 34:38 NIU 17 15 8-5-2 39-181, 2 15-25-1 198 0 64-379 6-37.2 2-0 9-81 9-of-18 25:06 vs. Kent State 14 22 7-12-3 37-83, 1 20-38-0 244 0 75-327 8-43.8 1-0 3-27 3-of-16 34:54 NIU 17 19 7-10-2 33-110, 0 18-33-1 231 2 66-341 6-42.3 0-0 3-34 4-of-14 20:59 vs. C. Michigan 34 30 12-16-2 46-283, 2 20-31-1 269 2 77-552 5-39.8 0-0 3-29 5-of-14 39:01 NIU 51 30 20-9-1 55-433, 6 16-22-0 225 1 77-658 0-0 1-1 5-43 7-of-10 30:07 vs. Miami (Ohio) 41 26 8-16-2 30-168, 4 23-42-0 346 2 72-514 5-37.0 1-0 8-56 5-of-12 29:53

NIU 28 18 14-2-2 44-332, 4 10-17-0 54 0 61-386 3-46.3 0-0 3-37 5-of-12 25:56 at E. Michigan 17 25 15-8-2 48-257, 2 16-34-1 124 0 82-381 5-38.6 2-0 8-80 10-of-18 34:04

NIU 35 24 12-11-1 62-236, 4 18-31-0 149 0 93-385 8-42.4 3-2 8-85 10-of-22 35:50 at Ball State 21 18 8-9-1 31-133, 2 16-39-3 174 1 70-307 8-40.0 2-2 2-24 4-of-14 24:10 NIU 27 17 14-6-0 46-226, 2 14-22-0 190 1 68-416 8-35.1 0-0 5-34 3-of-15 29:37 vs. Toledo 24 20 10-7-0 49-263, 2 12-23-0 209 1 72-472 7-32.0 1-0 3-20 4-of-15 30:23 NIU 21 19 10-8-1 41-141, 1 16-24-0 184 2 65-325 6-42.8 2-1 6-85 6-of-13 26:32 at Ohio 14 24 15-6-3 39-203, 1 19-28-1 141 1 67-344 3-35.0 3-1 4-30 7-of-14 33:28 NIU 31 15 10-5-0 34-196, 3 9-20-0 159 1 54-355 4-34.2 2-2 3-22 5-of-12 19:33 at Western Michigan 21 21 8-12-1 43-91, 1 23-33-2 256 1 76-347 3-38.7 6-4 4-30 9-of-17 40:27 NIU 51 29 17-12-0 51-334, 4 24-49-1 218 2 100-552 5-46.2 1-1 5-40 10-of-19 37:59 vs. Bowling Green 17 13 4-8-1 35-124, 1 13-25-3 163 1 60-287 6-48.7 1-1 2-5 4-of-13 22:01 NIU 23 25 11-12-2 50-200, 1 15-28-0 225 1 78-425 6-41.0 0-0 4-41 7-of-18 30:42 vs. Marshall 52 28 12-15-1 38-224, 3 25-37-0 281 3 75-505 3-34.3 0-0 6-60 9-of-14 29:18

— NIU in the 2014 NCAA and MAC Rankings —

TEAM CATEGORY Avg./No. NCAA MAC TEAM CATEGORY Avg./No. NCAA MAC Rushing Offense 249.1 16 2 Fumbles Recovered 10 50 6 Passing Offense 192.1 97 12 Sacks 2.29 50 1 Passing Effi ciency 132.88 52 5 Tackles for Loss 5.3 93 6 Total Offense 441.2 36 2 Sacks Allowed 1.00 8 1 Scoring Offense 31.5 47 4 Tackles for Loss Allowed 4.86 26 5 Red Zone Offense 0.824 69 6 Fewest Penalties/Game 5.86 58 6 Rushing Defense 163.1 58 6 Fewest Penalty Yards/Game 56.71 80 10 Pass Effi ciency Defense 123.93 50 3 Third Down Conversion Pct. 47.8 13 2 Passing Yards Allowed 228.5 63 5 Third Down Conv. Pct. Defense 43.7 100 10 Total Defense 391.6 57 4 Fourth Down Conversion Pct. 57.1 38 4 Scoring Defense 25.6 51 5 Fourth Down Conv. Pct. Defense 41.2 29 2 Red Zone Defense 0.896 113 13 Time of Possession 28:43 94 10 First Downs Offense 319 19 2 First Downs Defense 304 112 12 INDIVIDUAL (Top 50, Select) Avg./No. NCAA MAC Completion Percentage .595 53 5 Chad Beebe, Punt Returns 8.2 34 2 Passes Had Intercepted 3 2 1 Cameron Stingily, Rushing TDs 14 21 3 Net Punting 40.12 15 1 Da’Ron Brown, Receiving Yards 1,065 24 4 Punt Returns 7.12 74 5 Da’Ron Brown, Receiving Yards/Game 76.1 43 7 Punt Return Defense 3.83 17 2 Drew Hare, Completion Pct. 59.5 52 5 Kickoff Returns 19.71 91 8 Drew Hare, Passing Effi ciency 136.3 47 5 Kickoff Return Defense 19.38 32 3 Drew Hare, Points Responsible For 156 46 5 Turnover Margin 0.86 9 1 Drew Hare, Rush Yards/Carry 5.66 36 2 Turnovers Lost 12 2 1 Paris Logan, Passes Defended 1.3 17 5 Turnovers Gained 24 34 2 Sean Folliard, Fumbles Recovered 2 43 5 Interceptions (Defense) 14 29 2 Jamaal Payton, Fumbles Recovered 2 43 5 Fumbles Lost 9 51 5 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 91 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME FINAL STATS

RUSHING No-Yds PC NW UNLV Ark Kent CMU Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU BG MU Beebe, Chad 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP Bouagnon, Joel 16-97 9-22 11-50 8-25 7-29 10-40 5-66 10-85 6-29 2-(-2) 1-5 6-70 9-57 13-82 4 TD TD Brown, Da’Ron 1-5 0-0 3-26 0-0 1-7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-64 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 TD Daniels, Akeem 15-118 16-81 1-3 DNP 5-8 2-14 DNP DNP 3-9 3-(-8) 4-24 8-58 12-76 2-7 TD Hare, Drew 5-51 11-31 14-74 5-17 7-34 4-28 17-180 13-166 18-40 16-66 12-67 11-36 12-60 14-50 TD TD 2 TD TD 2 TD TD Harris, Keith 8-26 DNP 17-65 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Huff, Jordan 3-8 DNP DNP 1-14 1-18 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 3-25 DNP TD TD TD Lewis, Tommylee 4-10 2-7 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Maddie, Anthony 9-51 4-20 0-0 7-17 8-48 DNP 6-49 3-11 2-3 DNP 5-2 DNP DNP DNP TD McIntosh, Matt 4-27 4-17 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Saffold, Ezra 3-14 DNP 1-5 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 4-8 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 DNP Smith, Draco 7-30, TD 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Stingily, Cameron DNP 6-46 17-102 10-49 10-37 13-46 23-133 12-64 26-148 21-81 15-43 7-30 15-116 18-76 2 TD TD 2 TD 3 TD 2 TD TD 2 TD TD Turner, Aregeros 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-31 1-1, TD 0-0 4-11, TD 2-25 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-(-5)

RECEIVING No-Yds PC NW UNLV Ark Kent CMU Miami EMU BSU Toledo Ohio WMU BG MU Beebe, Chad 2-9 0-0 3-55 0-0 DNP 3-45 2-18 1-1 3-16 3-40 3-22, TD 1-13 0-0 DNP Blake, Christian 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 1-15 Bouagnon, Joel 2-(-1) 0-0 0-0 5-71, TD 2-2 0-0 1-(-1) 0-0 2-(-3) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 Brescacin, Juwan 2-53, TD 2-13 3-22, TD 2-13 3-116 6-76 1-6 0-0 1-6 2-17 DNP 0-0 7-83 2-40 2TD TD TD Brown, Da’Ron 7-91, TD 6-128 6-138 5-29 1-37 4-76 4-128 4-35 7-75 3-73 5-70 3-52 9-70 4-63 2TD TD TD TD Daniels, Akeem 1-5 2-3 1-8 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 2-46, TD 1-5 1-10 1-29 Eakes, Luke 0-0 1-7 1-16 1-16 0-0 1-8 1-17 1-4 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 1-5, TD 1-13 Glasper, Clayton 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-11 0-0 0-0 Hare, Drew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Harris, Keith 0-0 DNP 2-21, TD DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Huff, Jordan 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-(-2) 1-5 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP Lewis, Tommylee 3-25 1-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Maxwell, Desroy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-18 2-21 2-26 0-0 1-11 0-0 1-6 1-8 0-0 0-0 Saffold, Ezra 1-24 DNP 1-12 1-8 1-4 DNP 0-0 2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-35 DNP Sterling, Rob 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Stingily, Cameron DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-(-2) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-8 Turner, Aregeros 1-5 1-26 1-13 3-29, TD 4-23 1-5 1-5 1-9 4-44 4-59 5-40 2-70 5-15 4-55 TD PASSING Att-Comp-TD Yards PC NW UNLV Ark Kent CMU Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU BG MU Hare, Drew 8-13-1 6-10-2 18-28-3 18-29-2 8-15-0 18-33-2 12-16-1 8-14-1 16-27-0 14-22-1 15-23-2 9-20-1 29-49-2 15-27-1 100 109 285 179 93 231 185 44 126 190 178 159 218 255 Maddie, Anthony 1-4-0 3-4-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 7-10-0 DNP 3-5-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 DNP 1-1-0 DNP DNP DNP 24 36 0 1 105 22 10 23 6 McIntosh, Matt 10-14-1 4-9-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNQB DNQB DNQB DNQB DNQB DNQB DNQB DNQB 87 35 PUNTING No-Avg In20 PC NW UNLV Ark Kent CMU Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU BG MU Wedel, Tyler 2-37.0 5-46.0 2-36.0 5-46.4 5-43.2 6-42.3 0-0 3-46.3 8-42.4 8-35.1 6-42.8 4-34.2 5-46.2 6-41.0 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 5 3 3 3 3 2 92 NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME FINAL STATS

Solo-Asst.-Total PC NW UNLV Ark Kent St, CMU Miami EMU Ball St. Toledo Ohio WMU BG MU

Abresch, Jackson 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP DNP DNP Bass, Jamaal DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 3-3-6 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Beebe, Chad 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP Breedlove, Cal 1-1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QS, TFL Brooks, Anthony DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 5-0-5 1-1-2 3-1-4 4-0-4 1-2-3 3-0-3 0-2-2 1-1-2 PBU PBU INT, TD PBU, INT PBU Clinton-Earl, Cam. 0-0-0 0-1-1 4-2-6 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 .5 QS, .5 TFL Compton, Ben 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-1-1 4-0-4 0-1-1 2-2-4 3-2-5 3-1-4 TFL .5 QS, QBH INT TFL TFL, QS QS, TFL 1.5 QS TFL .5 TFL 2 PBU 1.5 TFL Durante, Dechane 2-0-2 6-1-7 1-4-5 3-5-8, 3-1-4 5-2-7 3-1-4 2-4-6 3-5-8 8-0-8 5-1-6 5-3-8 1-4-5 8-1-9 .5 TFL, PBU INT FR, INT 2 INT PBU PBU Fleming, Ladell 2-0-2 2-3-5 0-0-0 2-2-4 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-2-2 DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-5-5 0-2-2 0.5 QS Folliard, Sean 4-2-6 1-0-1 2-0-2 4-2-6 4-2-6 3-0-3 3-1-4 2-5-7 1-2-3 3-1-4 1-3-4 2-2-4 6-2-8 3-4-7 TFL, FR FF 0.5 QS TFL, PBU TFL .5 QS, TFL, FR .5 TFL TFL, QS 2TFL, QBH FF 2QS, PD Ford, Perez 1-0-1 4-0-4 5-0-5 0-3-3 2-3-5 2-1-3 4-1-5 3-2-5 1-4-5 4-0-4 3-3-6 2-3-5 1-2-3 1-2-3 2 PBU 2TFL, QS .5 TFL TFL, .5 QS TFL, QBH TFL, FF .5 QS, QBH .5 QS, QBH TFL, FF TFL, QS .5 TFL 2 QBH PBU .5 TFL .5 TFL QS FF .5 QS Gordon, Donovan DNP 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 .5 TFL, QBH Jones, Mario 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-7-8 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP TFL QBH .5 TFL Jones, Bobby 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-1 0-0-0 .5 QS, .5 TFL Lee, William 0-0-0 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-2-2 1-2-3 1-0-1 1-1-2 0.5 QS TFL, QS .5 TFL FF TFL, QS QBH Lemon, Rasheen 1-0-1 8-1-9 4-3-7 1-0-1 6-3-9 8-1-9 6-0-6 3-7-10 0-4-4 6-1-7 3-8-11 6-1-7 0-5-5 4-0-4 2.0 QS FF QBH 0.5 QS, FF 2 QBH .5 TFL Logan, Paris 1-0-1 6-2-8 6-1-7 2-4-6 5-1-6 3-4-7 3-2-5 6-2-8 3-2-5, FF 4-1-5 3-2-5 3-2-5 0-1-1 6-2-8 FR INT, PBU PBU PBU PBU 2 PBU 2 PBU TFL, 2PBU INT, PBU PBU PBU PBU INT 2 PBU Lurry, Shawun 1-1-2 2-0-2 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 PBU Mayes, Brandon 3-0-3 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 5-2-7 6-0-6 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 FF PBU FR Mays, Boomer 3-0-3 4-1-5 1-3-4 2-4-6 5-2-7 3-1-4 2-1-3 4-4-8 0-2-2 3-2-5 2-8-10 3-6-9 1-7-8 1-0-1 TFL TFL 0.5 TFL TFL 3TFL TFL PBU .5TFL TFL FF Meehan, Jason 1-0-1 3-3-6 3-1-4 1-1-2 3-1-4 2-1-3 4-1-5 1-4-5 1-0-1 3-2-5 2-5-7 2-1-3 2-0-2 3-1-4 QS, TFL 2 QS QS, 2TFL TFL QS, TFL, QS, PBU, QBH QS, TFL QBH FR QBH QBH 1.5 TFL Moore, Marlon 4-1-5 4-2-6 3-4-7 4-10-14 4-3-7 8-4-12 0-0-0 3-5-8 2-6-8 6-2-8 1-2-3 3-5-8 3-4-7 4-2-6 FF FF INT 2TFL .5 TFL FR 3 PBU TFL Mosley, Rajshawn 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 QS, TFL .5 QS, .5 TFL Olootu, Mayomi 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-4-5 0-0-0 FF, 2PBU PBU TFL, PBU Payton, Jamaal 4-0-4 1-0-1 1-0-1 3-1-4 2-1-3 3-0-3 0-1-1 1-2-3 3-1-4 2-0-2 1-1-2 4-2-6 1-2-3 0-0-0 TFL .5 TFL FR FR KR Santacaterina, Mike 7-0-7 7-1-8 0-3-3 2-2-4 0-0-0 6-0-6 2-0-2 1-2-3 3-1-4 1-2-3 1-3-4 3-2-5 1-2-3 3-2-5 TFL TFL TFL INT .5 QS, .5 TFL 2 TFL QBH TFL QS, TFL Smaha, Austin 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 Smalls, Albert 2-0-2 1-0-1 2-1-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 3-1-4 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-5 0-0-0 TFL, INT PBU PBU PBU INT, PBU Thomas, Corey 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-3 2-2-4 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-2-2 1-1-2 3-1-4 1-2-3 2-2-4 0-2-2 1-3-4 QBH .5 TFL, QBH QS, 2TFL FF 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 93 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 - THE LAST TIME A HUSKIE TEAM

RECORDED A SHUTOUT – 63-0 vs. Massachusetts (11-3-12) HAD 25 FIRST DOWNS – 25 vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23-14) HAD 30 FIRST DOWNS – 30 vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18-14) HAD 35 FIRST DOWNS – 35 vs. UNLV (9-13-14) HAD 40 FIRST DOWNS – 43 vs. Ball St. (11-15-11) SCORED 40 OR MORE POINTS – 51 vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) SCORED 45 OR MORE POINTS – 51 vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) SCORED 50 OR MORE POINTS – 51 vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) SCORED 60 OR MORE POINTS – 63 at Massachusetts (11-2-13) SCORED A SAFETY – vs. Eastern Michigan on Sean Progar tackle of QB in end zone (11-25-11) 500 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE – 552 vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) 600 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE – 658 vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18-14) 700 OR MORE YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE – 710 vs. Ball St. (11-15-11) 300 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING – 334 vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) 400 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING – 433 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-18-14 DID NOT COMMIT A TURNOVER – vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23-14) HAD A SUCCESSFUL ON-SIDE KICK – vs. Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl - Tyler Wedel kick/Jamaal Payton recovery (12-23-14) HAD 40 MINUTES TIME OF POSSESSION – at Purdue, 41:40 (9-19-09) HELD OPPONENT TO 50 YARDS OR LESS RUSHING – 42 yards at Akron (10-20-12) HELD OPPONENT TO NEGATIVE YARDS RUSHING – (-11) yards at Miami (10-24-09) HELD OPPONENT TO 100 YARDS OR LESS PASSING – 58 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HELD OPPONENT TO 200 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE – 127 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HELD OPPONENT TO 150 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE – 127 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) HELD OPPONENT TO 100 YARDS OR LESS TOTAL OFFENSE – 64 vs. Kent State (10-8-11) HELD AN OPPONENT WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN – 55-3 vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) WAS INVOLVED IN AN OVERTIME GAME – 2OT vs. Kent State, MAC Championship Game, W (11-30-12)

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HAD 35 MINUTES OF POSSESSION – 40:27, Western Michigan (11-28-14) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 93 yards, Deandre Reaves of Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23-14) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 91 yards, LaVon Brazill of Ohio (11-21-09) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 54, Tyler Patmon of Kansas (9-22-12) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN – 14 yards, Darius Philon of Arkansas (9-20-14) SCORED A SAFETY – Western Michigan (11-28-14), on NIU penalty in end zone BLOCKED A PUNT – Jacob Sannon of Idaho (9-14-13) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Ellis Hobbs (block) / LaMarcus Hicks (recovered ball in end zone) of Iowa State (9-18-04) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL – Richard Ash of Western Michigan (11-28-14) BLOCKED A PAT KICK – Nick VanHoose of Northwestern (9-6-14) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked) – Andrew Haldeman of Western Michigan (11-28-14) SHUT OUT THE HUSKIES – Navy 16, NIU 0 (11-25-08) SHUT OUT THE HUSKIES FOR A HALF – Northwestern (1st Half), (9-6-14) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS – 346, Andrew Hendrix of Miami (Ohio), (10-18-14) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS – 450, Jimmy Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois (9-21-13) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS – 131, Devon Johnson, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23-14) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS – 270, Thomas Rawls of Central Michigan (10-11-14) HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER – 60, Lonnie Pryor of Florida State, Orange Bowl (1-1-13) TWO OR MORE PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS –133, Reginald Bell and 112, Ryan Brumﬁ eld of E. Michigan (10-25-14) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS – 18, Tommy Shuler of Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23-14) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – 185, Tommy Shuler of Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23-14) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – 204, Travis Shelton of Temple (10-21-06)

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RETURNED THE OPENING KICKOFF FOR A TD – Tommylee Lewis (100 yards) at Toledo (11-1-11) RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Tommylee Lewis (99 yards) at Purdue (9-28-13) RETURNED TWO KICKOFFS FOR TOUCHDOWNS – Tommylee Lewis (100 & 95 yards) at Toledo (11-1-11) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Perez Ashford (44 yards) at Miami (10-24-09) RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Craig Rusch (60 yards) at Kent State (11-18-08) SCORED A SAFETY – Sean Progar (tackled RB in end zone) vs. Eastern Michigan (11-25-11) RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Anthony Brooks (21 yards) vs. Ball State (11-5-14) A NON-QB THREW A TOUCHDOWN PASS – Tommylee Lewis (17 yards to Jordan Lynch) vs. Eastern Michigan (10-26-13) BLOCKED A PUNT – Dechane Durante vs. Kent State (10-8-11) BLOCKED TWO PUNTS IN A GAME – Jordan Delegal (2) at Ball St. (11-20-10) BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Jimmie Ward (block)/Courtney Stephen (14-yard return) vs. Army (9-3-11) BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL – George Rainey vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) BLOCKED A PAT KICK – Boomer Mays vs. Akron (10-12-13) CONVERTED A FAKE FG FOR A TOUCHDOWN – Mathew Sims (7-yard rush) vs. Central Michigan (9-29-12) MISSED A PAT KICK (not blocked) – Tyler Wedel vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18-14) CONVERTED A TWO-POINT ATTEMPT – Nathan Palmer (pass from Chandler Harnish) at Central Michigan (10-1-11) PASSED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (345) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) PASSED FOR 400 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (407) vs. Toledo (11-14-12) RUSHED FOR 100 OR MORE YARDS – Cameron Stingily (116) vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) RUSHED FOR 200 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA QB RECORD RUSHED FOR 300 OR MORE YARDS – Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA QB RECORD HAD A RUSH OF 60 YARDS OR LONGER – Da’Ron Brown (61) vs. Toledo (11-11-14) HAD A RUSH OF 70 YARDS OR LONGER – Drew Hare (78) at Eastern Michigan (10-25-14) HAD A RUSH OF 80 YARDS OR LONGER – Jordan Lynch (88 yards) at Army (9-15-12) TWO PLAYERS RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME – Drew Hare (180) and Cameron Stingily (134) vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18-14) HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Tommylee Lewis (12) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – Da’Ron Brown (128) vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18-14) HAD 200 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS – Da’Ron Brown (209) vs. Ball State (11-13-13) HAD AT LEAST 150 RUSHING AND 400 PASSING YARDS – Jordan Lynch (162 rushing/407 passing) vs. Toledo (11-14-12) HAD AT LEAST 200 RUSHING AND 200 PASSING YARDS – Chandler Harnish (229 rushing/203 passing) vs. Western Michigan (10-15-11) HAD AT LEAST 100 RUSHING AND 100 RECEIVING YARDS – Garrett Wolfe (171 rushing/114 receiving) at Ohio State (9-2-06) CAUGHT TWO OR MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES – Da’Ron Brown (2) vs. Northwestern (9-6-14); Juwan Brescacin (2) vs. Central Michigan (10-11-14) SCORED THREE OR MORE TOUCHDOWNS – Cameron Stingily (3 rush) vs. Ball State (11-5-14) HAD AT LEAST TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME – Dechane Durante (2) vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) QB RUSHED FOR 150 YARDS OR MORE – Drew Hare (166) at Eastern Michigan (10-25-14) QB RUSHED FOR 300 YARDS OR MORE – Jordan Lynch (321) vs. Western Michigan (11-26-13) NCAA RECORD RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS OR MORE IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES – Drew Hare, 2 games, (10-18 to 10-25-14) RUSHED FOR 2 OR MORE TDS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES – Cameron Stingily, 3 games (10-25 to 11-5-14) SCORED A RUSHING AND RECEIVING TD IN A GAME – Jordan Lynch vs. Eastern Michigan (10-26-13) KICKED A FG OF 50 OR MORE YARDS – Mathew Sims (51 yards) vs. Bowling Green (12-6-13) SCORED 15 OR MORE POINTS KICKING – Mathew Sims (16) vs. Kent State (10-8-11) KICKED FOUR OR MORE FIELD GOALS IN A GAME – Mathew Sims (4) vs. Kent State (10-8-11) THREW FIVE OR MORE TD PASSES IN A GAME – Chandler Harnish (6) at Toledo (11-1-11) THREW SIX TD PASSES IN A GAME – Chandler Harnish (6) at Toledo (11-1-11) CAUGHT THREE OR MORE TD PASSES IN A GAME – Nathan Palmer (3) at Toledo (11-1-11) RUSHED FOR FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME – Joel Bouagnon (4) vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) COMPLETED A 60-YARD PASS – Drew Hare (65 yard TD) to Aregeros Turner vs. Western Michigan (11-28-14) COMPLETED A 70-YARD PASS – Jordan Lynch (73 yards) to Martel Moore vs. Toledo (11-14-12) COMPLETED AN 80-YARD PASS – Drew Hare (81 yard TD) to Chad Beebe at Massachusetts (11-2-13)

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HIGH LOW Points, Game 55, vs. Presbyterian (8-28) 14, at Arkansas (9-20) Points, Half 37, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18) 0, at Northwestern (9-6) Points, Quarter 21, twice, most recent (2nd) vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18) 0, multiple times First Downs 36, vs. Presbyterian (8-28) 15, vs. Kent State (10-4), vs. W. Michigan (11-28) Rushing Yards 433, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18) 110, vs. Central Michigan (10-11) Rushing Attempts 77, vs. Presbyterian (8-28) 32, at Arkansas (9-20) Passing Yards 285, vs. UNLV (9-13) 54, at Eastern Michigan (10-25) Pass Attempts 49, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) 17, at Eastern Michigan (10-25) Pass Completions 29, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) 9, at Western Michigan (11-28) Sacks (By Defense) 5, at Northwestern (9-6) 0, at Arkansas (9-20), vs. C. Michigan (10-11) Total Offensive Plays 109, vs. Presbyterian (8-28) 54, at Western Michigan (11-28) Total Net Yards 658, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18) 303, at Arkansas (9-20) Penalties 9, at Arkansas (9/20), vs. Kent State (10-4) 3, three times; last vs. W. Michigan (11-28) Turnovers 2, three times; last vs. Bowling Green (12-5-14) 0, ﬁ ve times; most recent vs. Marshall (12-23) Time of Possession 37:59, vs. Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5-14) 19:33, vs. Western Michigan (11-28)

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HIGH LOW Points, Game 52, by Arkansas (9-20); by Marshall (12-23) 3, by Presbyterian (8-28) Points, Half 29, 2nd by UNLV (9-13) 0, 1st by Presbyterian (8-28) 0, 1st by Northwestern (9-6) 0, 2nd by Western Michigan (11-28) Points, Quarter 21, 3rd by Presbyterian (8-28) 0, in 15 different quarters by 8 opponents 21, 3rd by UNLV (9-13) 21, 1st by Arkansas (9-20) First Downs 30, by Central Michigan (10-11) 6, by Presbyterian (8-28) Rushing Yards 283, by Central Michigan (10-11) 69, by Presbyterian (8-28) Rushing Attempts 49, by Toledo (11-11) 30, by Miami (Ohio) (10-18) Passing Yards 397, by UNLV (9-6) 58, by Presbyterian (8-28) Pass Attempts 43, by Northwestern (9-6) 18, by Presbyterian (9-14) Pass Completions 28, by Northwestern (9-6) 10, by Presbyterian (8-28) Sacks (By Opponents) 3, by Marshall, Boca Raton Bowl (12-23) 0, 6 times; most recent, Western Michigan (11-28) Total Offensive Plays 82, by Eastern Michigan (10-25) 49, by Presbyterian (8-28) Total Net Yards 552, by Central Michigan (10-11) 127, by Presbyterian (8-28) Penalties 9, by Northwestern (9-6) 2, 3 times; most recent, Bowling Green (12-5) Turnovers 6, by Western Michigan (11-28) 0, 3 times; most recent, Marshall (12-23) Time of Possession 40:27, by Western Michigan (11-28) 22:01, by Bowling Green, MAC Championship (12-5)

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Rushing Attempts: 26, Cameron Stingily vs. Ball State (11-5) Rushing Attempts: 40, Thomas Rawls, Central Michigan (10-11) Rushing Yards: 180, Drew Hare vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18) Rushing Yards: 270, Rawls, Central Michigan (10-11) Long TD Run: 78, Hare vs. at Eastern Michigan (10-25) Long TD Run: 15, Jonathan Williams, Arkansas (9-20) Non-Scoring Run: 61, Da’Ron Brown vs. Toledo (11-11) Non-Scoring Run: 47, Devon Johnson, Marshall (10-11)

Passes Attempted: 49, Hare vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Passes Attempted: 42, Blake Decker, UNLV (9-13) Passes Completed: 29, Hare vs. Bowling Green (12-5) 42, Andrew Hendrix, Miami (Ohio) (10-18) Passes Had Intercepted: 1, Anthony Maddie vs. Kent State (10-4); Passes Completed: 27, Trevor Siemian, Northwestern (9-6) 1, Hare vs. Central Michigan (10-11); Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Jack Milas, Ball State (11-5) 1, Hare vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Completion Percentage: .727 (8-11), Dwight Macon, Toledo (11-11) Completion Percentage: .750 (12-16), Hare vs. Miami (Ohio) (10-18) Passing Yards: 397, Decker, UNLV (9-13) Passing Yards: 285, Hare at UNLV (9-13) TD Passes: 3, Rakeem Cato, Marshall (12-23) TD Passes: 3, Hare at UNLV (9-13) Long TD Pass: 69, Dwight Macon to Corey Jones, Toledo (11-11) Long TD Pass: 65, Hare to Aregeros Turner vs. W. Michigan (11-28) Non-Scoring Pass: 42, Cato to Tommy Shuler, Marshall (12-23) Non-Scoring Pass: 49, Maddie to Brescacin vs. Kent State (10-4); 49, Hare to Da’Ron Brown vs. C. Michigan (10-11) Receptions: 18, Tommy Shuler, Marshall (12-23) Reception Yards: 185, Shuler, Marshall (12-23) Receptions: 9, Da’Ron Brown vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Reception Yards: 138, Da’Ron Brown at UNLV (9-13) Punt Returns: 4, Corey Jones, Toledo (11-11) Punt Return Yards: 23, Dustin Creel, Eastern Michigan (10-25) Punt Returns: 4, Chad Beebe vs. Ball State (11-5) 23, Daz’mond Patterson, Ohio (11-18) Punt Return Yards: 47, Beebe at Northwestern (9-6) Punt Return Long: 22, Creel, Eastern Michigan (10-25) Punt Return Long: 36, Beebe at Northwestern (9-6) Punt Return, TD: NA Punt Return, TD: NA Kickoff Returns: 7, Jeremiah McKie, Presbyterian (8-26) Kickoff Returns: 6, Aregeros Turner vs. Marshall (12-23) Kickoff Return Yards: 113, McKie, Presbyterian (8-26) Kickoff Return Yards: 146, Turner vs. Marshall (12-23) Kickoff Return Long: 97, Korliss Marshall, Arkansas (9-20) Kickoff Return Long: 66, Jordan Huff vs. Kent State (10-4) Kickoff Return, TD: 97, Marshall, Arkansas (9-20) Kickoff Return, TD: NA Total Plays: 59, Reginald Bell, Eastern Michigan (10-25) Total Plays: 61, Hare vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Total Offensive Yards: 418, Hendrix of Miami (10-18) Total Offensive Yards: 365, Hare vs. Miami (10-18) All-Purpose Plays: 40, Rawls, Central Michigan (10-11) All-Purpose Attempts: 26, Stingily vs. Ball State (11-5) All-Purpose Yards: 270, Rawls, Central Michigan (10-11) All-Purpose Yards: 180, Hare vs. Miami (10-18) Points: 18, Hendrix, Miami (10-18) Points: 24, Bouagnon vs. Presbyterian (8-26) Touchdowns: 3, Hendrix, Miami (10-18) Touchdowns: 4, Bouagnon vs. Presbyterian (8-26) Field Goals Attempted: 3, Anthony Melchiori, Kent State (10-4) Field Goals Attempted: 4, Christian Hagan vs. Marshall (12-23) 3, Brian Eavey, Central Michigan (10-11) Field Goals Made: 3, Hagan vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Field Goals Made: 2, Melchiori, Kent State (10-4) 3, Hagan vs. Marshall (12-23) 2, Eavey, Central Michigan (10-11) 2, Andrew Haldeman, Western Michigan (11-28) Longest Field Goal Attempt: 46, Wedel vs. Miami (10-18) Longest Field Goal Made: 45, Wedel at UNLV (9-13) Longest Field Goal Attempt: 56, Melchiori, Kent State (10-4) Longest Field Goal Made: 46, Tyler Tate, Bowling Green (12-5) Punts: 8, Wedel vs. Ball State (11-5), vs. Toledo (11-11) Best Punting Average: 46.4, Wedel at Arkansas (9-20) Punts: 9, Stephen Doar, Presbyterian (8-28) Longest Punt: 66, Wedel vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Best Punting Average: 48.7, Joe Davidson, Bowling Green (12-5) Longest Punt: 60, Davidson, Bowling Green (12-5) Tackles: 14, Marlon Moore at Arkansas (9-20) Sacks: 2, Rasheen Lemon at Northwestern (9-6) Tackles: 16, Nate Holley, Kent State (10-4) 2, Jason Meehan at Northwestern (9-6) 16, Heath Harding, Miami (10-18) 2, Sean Folliard vs. Marshall (12-23) Sacks: 1.5, Jermaine Holmes, Marshall (12-23)

Interceptions: 2, Dechane Durante vs. Bowling Green (12-5) Interceptions: 1, Jordan Italiano, Kent State (10-4) Interception Return: 35, M. Santacaterina vs. C. Michigan (10-11) 1, Tony Annese, Central Michigan (10-11) Interception Return, TD: 21, Anthony Brooks vs. Ball State (11-5) 1, Clint Stephens, Bowling Green (12-5) Fumbles Forced: 1, by nine players Interception Return: 0 Fumbles Recovered: 1, by ﬁ ve players Interception Return, TD: 0 Fumble Return: 9, Sean Folliard vs. Ball State (11-5) Fumbles Forced: 1, 10 times Fumble Return, TD: NA Fumbles Recovered: 1, multiple times Fumble Return: 14 yards, Darius Philon, Arkansas (9-20) Fumble Return, TD: 1, Darius Philon, Arkansas (9-20)

2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 97 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 HONORS & AWARDS

JACKSON ABRESCH, S, Freshman (R) MICHAEL GEGNER, C, Senior BOOMER MAYS, LB, Junior • Academic All-MAC • Academic All-MAC • All-MAC (Second Team) • MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete • All-MAC (Second Team) - PS CHAD BEEBE, WR/PR, Soph. • All-MAC (Third Team) - PS CHRISTIAN HAGAN, K, Freshman MATT MCINTOSH, QB, Junior • MAC West Specialist of the Week • Academic All-MAC ANTHONY BROOKS, CB, Soph. (Nov. 17) • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week JASON MEEHAN, DE, Senior (Nov. 6) DREW HARE, QB, Soph. • All-MAC (First Team) • All-MAC (Third Team) - PS • All-MAC (First Team) - PS DA’RON BROWN, WR, Senior • Academic All-MAC • Academic All-MAC • All-MAC (Second Team) • MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete • MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete • All-MAC (Second Team) - PS • MVP, MAC Championship Game • NFF Hampshire Honor Society • East-West Shrine Game participant • MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) ANDREW NESS, C, Junior RYAN BROWN, OT, Senior • MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week • All-MAC (First Team) • Academic All-MAC (Sept. 10, Dec. 11) • All-MAC (First Team) - PS • MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete BOBBY JONES, LB, Freshman (R) ROB STERLING, FB, Senior DECHANE DURANTE, S, Senior • Academic All-MAC • CoSIDA Academic All-District V • All-MAC (Second Team) (First Team) • All-MAC (Second Team) - PS WILLIAM LEE, DT, Freshman (R) • National Football Foundation • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week • Academic All-MAC Scholar-Athlete Award Semiﬁ nalist (Dec. 1) • Academic All-MAC RASHEEN LEMON, LB, Junior • MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete CAMERON CLINTON-EARL, DE, Junior • All-MAC (Third Team) • NFF Hampshire Honor Society • Academic All-MAC • All-MAC (Third Team) - PS • MAC West Defensive Player of the Week CAMERON STINGILY, TB, Senior RICKY CONNORS, FB, Senior (Sept. 8) • All-MAC (Third Team) • Academic All-MAC • All-MAC (Third Team) - PS PARIS LOGAN, CB, Junior • Doak Walker Award Candidate LUKE EAKES, TE, Senior • All-MAC (First Team) • Academic All-MAC • All-MAC (First Team) - PS TYLER WEDEL, P, Senior • NFF Hampshire Honor Society • Ray Guy Award Semiﬁ nalist TYLER LOOS, OL, Senior • All-MAC (Third Team) - PS PEREZ FORD, DE, Junior • All-MAC (First Team) • MAC West Specialist of the Week • All-MAC (Second Team) • All-MAC (First Team) - PS (Sept. 15, Nov. 24) • All-MAC (Second Team) - PS ANTHONY MADDIE, QB, Soph. SHANE WIMANN, FB, Freshman (R) • Academic All-MAC • Academic All-MAC

Tailback Cameron Stingily led NIU in rushing with 971 yards and 14 Jason Meehan picked up fi rst team All-MAC honors after leading the touchdowns in 2015. Huskies in quarterback sacks and tackles for loss as a senior. 98 NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW GAME 1: NIU 55, PRESBYTERIAN 3 GAME 2: NIU 23, NORTHWESTERN 15 August 28 | 6 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 September 6 | 2:30 p.m. (CT) | BTN DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 12,398 Evanston, Illinois | Ryan Field | 41,139 Joel Bouagnon scored four touchdowns as NIU opened the season with a 55-3 NIU used a 23-point second half offensive outburst and an unrelenting defense victory over Presbyterian College on Thursday night at Huskie Stadium. NIU to defeat in-state foe Northwestern, 23-15, Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston. racked up 635 yards of total offense, 424 coming on the ground, as it extended The Huskies won their third consecutive game over a Big Ten Conference oppo- its Huskie Stadium winning streak to a nation-leading 27 games. nent, and claimed their fi rst win in eight tries over the Wildcats. The Huskies ran a program-record 109 plays on offense, while the defense held NIU won its 25th consecutive regular season game and its 16th straight true road Presbyterian to just six fi rst downs in the game to tie the school record for fewest game. The Huskies are 5-3 versus Big Ten teams since 2009. fi rst downs allowed, last set in 2002. Drew Hare, the third quarterback to play in the game for NIU, sparked the Huskies Bouagnon gained 97 yards on 16 carries while Akeem Daniels rushed for 118 to three second-half touchdowns. The sophomore from O’Fallon, Mo. completed yards on 15 carries. Eleven different players carried the football for the Huskies. six-of-10 passes for 109 yards, including touchdown passes of 18 and 59 yards to NIU took the lead on a 58-yard, eight-play drive as quarterback Matt McIntosh senior receiver Da’Ron Brown. Hare also scored on a four-yard run. connected with wide receiver Da’Ron Brown for a 39-yard touchdown reception. Brown fi nished the game with six catches for 128 yards while Akeem Daniels Brown led NIU with seven catches for 91 yards. rushed for 81 yards on 16 carries to power a Huskie rushing attack that totaled After a Presbyterian three-and-out, the Huskies added three points on a 32-yard 221 yards on 55 carries by seven different players. fi eld goal by kicker Tyler Wedel. The Huskie defense forced another punt, and The teams played to a 0-0 halftime tie as defenses dominated early. NIU got a NIU scored again as Bouagnon found the end zone from a yard out to increase spectacular interception in the end zone from junior cornerback Paris Logan to the NIU lead to 17-0 with 1:12 to play in the fi rst quarter. thwart one Wildcat drive and forced fi ve punts in the half. Presbyterian opened the second quarter with a punt and it took the Huskies Hare took over to start the third quarter and led NIU on a 10-play, 60-yard drive seven plays and 2:20 to go 69 yards for another score. Daniels picked up 29 yards to the Wildcat 15, where Tyler Wedel’s fi eld goal attempt from 32 yards was good to put the Huskies in scoring position and two plays later, Bouagnon found a big for a 3-0 Huskie lead. hole up the middle to score from 23 yards out. Northwestern responded with a four-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 19- Bouagnon scored a third touchdown on a nine-yard run to cap a 13-play, 73-yard yard touchdown pass from Trevor Siemian to Kyle Prater to give the Wildcats their drive as NIU pushed its lead to 31-0 with 2:30 left in the fi rst half. The Huskies only lead of the game. closed out the fi rst half scoring when Wedel connected on a 26-yard fi eld goal Then, the Huskie defense rose up. NIU recorded three of its fi ve sacks in the sec- with three seconds left, giving NIU a 34-0 lead at the break. ond half and Northwestern fi nished the half with zero (0) net yards rushing on 12 The Huskies added to their advantage on the opening possession of the second carries for the half. The Wildcats were also penalized for holding several times. half. Quarterback Drew Hare ran for 25 yards to get NIU across midfi eld; he then Linebacker Rasheen Lemon and defensive end Jason Meehan each collected a connected with Juwan Brescacin on a 49-yard slant for a touchdown as the Hus- pair of sacks. NIU broke up six passes and forced three fumbles. kies lead grew to 41-0. NIU took the lead for good with 52 seconds to play in the third quarter when An interception by freshman Albert Smalls gave the ball back to NIU at the PC Hare hit Brown from 18 yards out to complete a 13-play, 82-yard drive. Two 12. Three plays later, Bouagnon found the end zone for the fourth time, scoring possessions later, Hare connected with Brown on a 59-yard laser to the end zone from a yard out. to give NIU a 16-7 lead (after the PAT was blocked). Presbyterian got on the scoreboard with a 31-yard fi eld goal by Brandon Morrow The NIU defense forced a Northwestern three-and-out, and Chad Beebe’s 36- at the end of the third quarter and neither team scored in the fi nal period yard punt return set up NIU on the NU 22. Four plays later, Hare ran it in from four yards out and Wedel’s PAT made it 23-7 with 3:27 to play. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern got a late touchdown pass and two-point conversion but Brown Presbyterian 0 0 3 0 - 3 recovered the onside kick attempt and NIU ran out the clock for the win. NIU 17 17 21 0 - 55 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total NIU - D. Brown 39 pass from McIntosh (Wedel kick), 1st 11:02 (8-58, 1:54) NIU 0 0 10 13 - 23 NIU - Wedel 32 FG, 1st 4:56 (12-43, 3:46) Northwestern 0 0 7 8 - 15 NIU - Bouagnon 1 run (Wedel kick), 1st 1:12 (12-64, 2:35) NIU - Bouagnon 23 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 12:39 (7-69, 2:14) SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Bouagnon 9 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 2:30 (13-73, 3:18) NIU - Wedel 32 FG, 3rd 11:55 (10-60, 3:05) NIU - Wedel 26 FG, 2nd 0:03 (9-62, 0:49) NU - Prater 19 pass from Siemian (Mitchell kick), 3rd 4:51 (4-60, 0:58) NIU - Brescacin 49 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 3rd 13:27 (4-79, 1:24) NIU - D. Brown 18 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 3rd 0:52 (13-82, 3:59) NIU - Bouagnon 1 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 11:31 (3-12, 0:32) NIU - D. Brown 59 pass from Hare (Wedel kick blocked), 4th 7:00 (5-72, 1:11) NIU - Smith 10 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 3:55 (6-49, 1:35) NIU - Hare 4 run (Wedel kick), 4th 3:27 (5-22, 1:58) PC - Morrow 31 FG, 3rd 0:06 (9-51, 3:42) NU - Youngblood-Ary 54 pass from Oliver (Dickerson pass from Oliver), 4th 2:34 (3-74, 0:53) Team & Individual Statistics PC ...... NIU Rushing - PC: Mayes 6-31, Roberts 6-17, Team & Individual Statistics Rushing - NIU: Daniels 16-81, Stingily First Downs (R-P) 6 (2-3) .... 36 (26-10) Bridges 9-12, McKie 1-6, Hines 2-4, NIU ...... NU Griffi n 2-4, Wilson 1-0, McMath 4-(-5). First Downs (R-P) 20 (10-7) ...... 21 (4-15) 6-46, Hare 11-31, Bouagnon 9-22, Rushes-Net Yards 31-69 ...... 77-424 NIU: Daniels 15-118, Bouagnon 16-97, Maddie 4-20, McIntosh 4-17, Lewis Passing Yards 58 ...... 211 Hare 5-51, Maddie 9-51, Smith 7-30, Rushes-Net Yards 55-221 ...... 37-72 2-7, Team 3-(-3). NU: Jackson 12-52, Passing Yards 180 ...... 322 Passes (C-A-I) 10-18-1 ...... 19-32-0 McIntosh 4-27, Harris 8-26, Saffold Green 10-26, Vault 5-18, Oliver 1-5, 3-14, Lewis 4-10, Huff 3-8, D. Brown Passes (C-A-I) 13-23-0 ...... 28-43-1 Siemian 9-(-29). Plays-Total Yards 49-127 ...... 109-635 Passing - NIU: Hare 6-10-0, 109; 1-5, Team 2-(-13). Plays-Total Yards 78-401 ...... 80-394 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 ...... 0-0 Passing - PC: McMath 8-14-1, 27; Griffi n McIntosh 4-9-0, 35; Maddie 3-4-0, Fumbles-Lost 2-0 ...... 3-0 Penalties-Yards 2-12 ...... 6-55 2-4-0, 31. NIU: McIntosh 10-14-0, 87; 36. NU: Siemian 27-41-1, 268; Oliver Hare 8-13-0, 100; Maddie 1-4-0, 24; Penalties-Yards 8-75 ...... 9-93 1-2-0, 54. Kickoff Returns-Yds 9-142...... 2-42 Team 0-1-0, 0. Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-18...... 5-104 Receiving - NIU: Brown 6-128, Brescacin Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...... 3-30 Receiving - PC: Antigha 3-7, Hallums 2-13, Daniels 2-3, Turner 1-26, Eakes Punt Returns-Yds 4-48...... 2-10 3rd Down Conversions 1-12 ...... 14-22 2-14, Wilson 1-27, Roberts 1-6, McKie 1-7, Lewis 1-3. NU: Prater 7-87, Shuler 1-6, Glenn 1-0, Bridges 1-(-2). NIU: 3rd Down Conversions 7-17 ...... 14-23 5-37, Vitale 4-50, Dickerson 4-48, 4th Down Conversions 0-0 ...... 1-1 Brown 7-91, Lewis 3-25, Brescacin 4th Down Conversions 1-1 ...... 0-1 Youngblood-Ary 2-59, Jackson 2-19, Punts-Average 9-43.0 ...... 2-37.0 Carr 1-9, Taylor 1-5, Buckley 1-4, 2-53, Beebe 2-9, Bouagnon 2-(-1), Punts-Average 6-45.3 ...... 8-42.0 Possession Time 26:19 ...... 33:41 Saffold 1-24, Daniels 1-5, Turner 1-5. Vault 1-4. Possession Time 28:32 ...... 31:28 Tackles - NIU: Lemon 9, Santacaterina 8. Sacks By-Yards 2-13 ...... 3-16 Tackles - PC: White 12, Williams 12. NIU: Santacaterina 7, Folliard 6. Sacks By-Yards 5-36 ...... 2-13 Logan 8. NU: Ellis 9, Hall 8, Campbell 8. 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 99 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW GAME 3: NIU 48, UNLV 34 GAME 4: ARKANSAS 52, NIU 14 September 13 | 6 p.m. (CT) | MWN/CI September 20 | 6 p.m. (CT) | ESPNU Las Vegas, Nevada | Sam Boyd Stadium | 14,305 Fayetteville, Ark. | Reynolds Razorback Stadium | 67,204 The Northern Illinois University Huskies fought off a furious third-quarter come- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Razorbacks were too much for the Northern back by UNLV to claim a 48-34 victory over the Rebels and improve to 3-0 on the Illinois University Huskies to handle as NIU fell to 3-1 on the season after drop- 2014 season Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. ping a 52-14 decision in Fayetteville. After extending a 21-5 halftime lead to 28-5 on its fi rst drive of the second half, Arkansas’ special teams and defense accounted for its fi rst two touchdowns, and the Huskies saw UNLV come all the way back to tie the game, 34-34, with 9:18 to while the Huskie defense played valiantly at times, holding the Razorbacks below play. But NIU’s playmakers answered the challenge over the fi nal minutes to give their per rush average, they could not hold up as UA effectively mixed the run the Huskies the win. and the pass. UNLV tied the game on a nine-yard pass from quarterback Blake Decker to NIU saw its nation-leading 17-game road winning streak come to an end and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence. One play earlier, Decker had hit Kendal Keys on a dropped its fi rst regular season contest in 27 games, since the 2012 season 41-yard bomb to the nine. A two-point conversion pass to Devante Davis com- opener versus Iowa. pleted the comeback. The Razorbacks’ Korliss Marshall returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a The Huskies were not done. After a pair of Keith Harris runs netted a fi rst down, touchdown. Later in the fi rst quarter, NIU quarterback Drew Hare was sacked and Hare hit receiver Da’Ron Brown down the sidelines for a 54-yard touchdown. The his fumble was picked up on the NIU 14 by UA’s Darius Philon and returned for score put the Huskies back on top, 41-34, with 8:23 to play. a touchdown. Then it was the NIU defense’s turn. Decker led the Rebels on a drive to the NIU NIU went three-and-out on its next drive and Arkansas drove 69 yards in 12 plays seven. On fi rst and goal, the UNLV QB looked for All-America candidate Davis in to score its fi rst offensive touchdown. Jonathan Williams broke four tackles to the end zone. Davis, who caught six passes for 150 yards and two scores in the score from 15 yards out and the Razorbacks took a 21-0 lead with 21 seconds to game, was covered by junior Paris Logan, who tipped the ball into the arms of play in the fi rst quarter. NIU safety Marlon Moore. After Arkansas missed a 43-yard fi eld goal, NIU put together its best offensive The Huskies got the ball with 5:22 to play and used the rushing of Cameron Stin- series of the game. Joel Bouagnon ran for 25 yards and Hare hit Aregeros Turner gily and Hare, and a big third-down completion to Aregeros Turner to drive down three times on the drive, including on the 11-yard touchdown play. the fi eld. Stingily’s 22-yard run put NIU on the UNLV four-yard line with 2:18 to Bouagnon led the Huskies in receiving with fi ve catches for 71 yards and a touch- play and he scored three plays later to give the Huskies a 48-34 lead. down on an 11-yard screen pass in the fi nal quarter. Bouagnon also gained 45 Hare completed 18-of-28 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and added yards on a screen in the fi rst quarter for his career long play. Hare completed 74 rushing yards on 14 carries with a score. Stingily led the Huskies’ 331-yard 18-of-29 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the game. rushing attack with 102 yards on 17 carries and two scores. Brown recorded his The Razorbacks drove 71 yards in 10 plays and 2:40 to take a 28-7 halftime lead second consecutive 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 138 yards. with UA quarterback Brandon Allen fi nding Jared Cornelius in the end zone for After NIU took a 28-5 lead on Hare’s 12-yard touchdown run on the fi rst drive of the 10-yard touchdown. the second half, the third quarter belonged to UNLV. The Rebels outscored the NIU struggled to put together anything offensively in the third quarter. and Huskies 21-3 the rest of the period as Decker hit Davis for TDs of 26 and 53 yards, despite playing tough run defense early, Arkansas took a 35-7 lead with 3:34 to and Murray-Lawrence scored on a two-yard run, making the score 31-26, NIU. play in the period on a two-yard run by Allen. Down 38-7 early in the fourth, NIU used 10 plays to go 75 yards, with Hare SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total hitting Bouagnon on the screen for the score. With 10:05 to play, NIU trailed NIU 7 14 10 17 - 48 38-14 before Arkansas scored twice more to provide the fi nal margin. UNLV 5 0 21 8 - 34

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total LV - Leiva 25 FG, 1st 12:12 (8-50, 2:48) NIU 0 7 0 7 - 14 NIU - Stingily 5 run (Wedel kick), 1st 7:26 (15-76, 4:40) Arkansas 21 7 7 17 - 52 LV - Team Safety, 1st 4:44 NIU - Harris 12 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 6:24 (14-80, 4:11) SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Brescacin 10 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 0:29 (10-80, 2:32) AR - K. Marshall 97 kickoff return (Henson kick), 1st 14:46 NIU - Hare 12 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 11:59 (10-75, 3:01) AR - Philon 14 fumble return (Henson kick), 1st 8:07 LV - D. Davis 26 pass from Decker (Leiva kick), 3rd 10:07 (6-75, 1:52) AR - J. Williams 15 run (Henson kick), 1st 0:21 (12-69, 6:26) NIU - Wedel 45 FG, 3rd 7:06 (9-47, 3:01) NIU - Turner 11 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 3:29 (8-74, 2:24) LV - D. Davis 53 pass from Decker (Leiva kick), 3rd 4:44 (5-95, 2:16) AR - Cornelius 10 pass from Allen (Henson kick), 2nd 0:49 (10-71, 2:40) LV - Murray-Lawrence 2 run (Leiva kick), 3rd 2:40 (4-10, 1:20) AR - Allen 2 run (Henson kick), 3rd 3:34 (12-68, 6:15) NIU - Wedel 33 FG, 4th 11:11 (9-62, 3:49) AR - Henson 21 FG, 4th 12:59 (8-30, 4:15) LV - Murray-Lawrence 9 run (Davis pass from Decker), 4th 9:18 (7-75, 1:53) NIU - Bouagnon 15 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 4th 10:05 (10-75, 2:54) NIU - Brown 54 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 4th 8:23 (4-65, 0:55) AR - Hatcher 44 pass from Allen (Henson kick), 4th 9:56 (1-44, 0:09) NIU - Stingily 2 run (Wedel kick), 4th 1:56 (10-80, 3:26) AR - K. Marshall 27 run (Henson kick), 4th 3:33 (8-68, 4:52) Team & Individual Statistics Team & Individual Statistics NIU ...... UNLV Rushing - NIU: Stingily 17-102, Hare NIU ...... ARK Rushing - NIU: Stingily 10-49, Bouagnon First Downs (R-P) 35 (20-15) ...... 26 (3-18) 14-74, Harris 17-65, Bouagnon 11-50, First Downs (R-P) 17 (8-8) .... 24 (11-11) 8-25, Hare 5-17, Maddie 7-17, Huff Brown 3-26, Beebe 1-5, Saffold 1-5, 1-14, Wedel 1-1. ARK: Collins 15-79, Rushes-Net Yards 69-331 ...... 32-102 Turner 2-3, Daniels 1-3, Team 2-(-2). Rushes-Net Yards 32-123 ...... 45-212 Passing Yards 285 ...... 397 UNLV: Murray-Lawrence 17-60, Keys Passing Yards 180 ...... 215 Williams 15-69, Marshall 6-40, Walker Passes (C-A-I) 18-28-0 ...... 24-42-1 2-19, Whitely 2-11, Decker 10-11, Passes (C-A-I) 19-31-0 ...... 16-23-0 3-16, Cornelius 2-7, Allen 4-1. Passing - NIU: Hare 18-29-0, 179; Plays-Total Yards 97-616 ...... 74-499 Naufahu 1-1. Plays-Total Yards 63-303 ...... 68-427 Passing - NIU: Hare 18-28-0, 285. UNLV: Maddie 1-2-0, 1. ARK: B. Allen 15-22-0, Fumbles-Lost 2-1 ...... 1-0 Decker 24-42-1, 397. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 ...... 1-0 199; A. Allen 1-1-0, 16. Penalties-Yards 8-95 ...... 5-32 Receiving - NIU: Brown 6-138, Beebe Penalties-Yards 9-67 ...... 4-30 Receiving - NIU: Bouagnon 5-71, Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-44...... 7-143 3-55, Brescacin 3-22, Harris 2-21, Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-119...... 2-113 Brown 5-29, Turner 3-29, Blake 2-14, Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...... 0-0 Eakes 1-16, Turner 1-13, Saffold Punt Returns-Yds 1-0...... 2-0 Brescacin 2-13, Eakes 1-16, Saffold 1-8. 1-12, Daniels 1-8. UNLV: Davis 6-150, 3rd Down Conversions 15-19 ...... 8-17 Mataele 4-60, Boyd 3-47, Keys 2-57, 3rd Down Conversions 6-15 ...... 10-14 ARK: Hatcher 6-107, Hollister 3-34, 4th Down Conversions 0-0 ...... 1-2 Murray-Lawrence 2-45, Barnhill 2-15, 4th Down Conversions 0-2 ...... 0-0 Henry 2-21, Cornelius 2-15, Sprinkle Punts-Average 2-36.0 ...... 4-48.2 Whitely 2-15, Williams 2-12, Naufahu Punts-Average 5-46.4 ...... 2-40.5 1-16, Edwards 1-14, Derby 1-8. Possession Time 32:16 ...... 27:44 1-(-4). Possession Time 25:22 ...... 34:38 Tackles - NIU: Moore 14, Durante 8. ARK: Tackles - NIU: Lemon 7, Logan 7, Moore Flowers 9, J. Collins 6, Spaight 6. Sacks By-Yards 3-18 ...... 0-0 7. UNLV: Vea 12, Philippi 12. Sacks By-Yards 0-0 ...... 1-11 100 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW

GAME 5: NIU 17, KENT STATE 14 GAME 6: CENTRAL MICHIGAN 34, NIU 17 October 4 | 4 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 November | 4 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 15,620 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 20,122 Kent State’s game-tying, 56-yard fi eld goal effort with 2:15 to play came up short, Behind Thomas Rawls’ 270 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Central Michigan giving NIU a 17-14 victory over the Golden Flashes in its MAC opener. knocked off NIU, 34-17, in a Mid-American Conference West Division match- With the Huskie offense unable to fi nd a consistent rhythm, the NIU defense up at Huskie Stadium. The loss snapped the Huskies’ 28-game home stadium stepped up. Kent State managed just a pair of fi eld goals through the fi rst 53 winning streak and ended NIU’s 24-game regular season winning streak against minutes before scoring its lone touchdown of the game with 7:15 to play. The MAC opponents. two-point conversion pulled the Golden Flashes within three, 17-14. The Huskies opened the game with a fi ve-play, 71-yard drive that culminated After NIU quarterback Anthony Maddie was intercepted to give Kent State the with a 20-yard strike from quarterback Drew Hare to junior receiver Juwan Bres- ball back at its own 39 with 6:01 on the clock, the Golden Flashes marched to the cacin. CMU countered with a 10-play, 86-yard response that ended with Rawls NIU 34. QB Colin Reardon gained eight yards on fourth-and-one, but was injured fi nding the endzone from fi ve yards out to knot the game at 7-7. on the play. On the next play, Perez Ford and Rasheen Lemon sacked KSU back- After an NIU punt, the Chippewas moved out of the shadow of their own end- up Nathan Strock for a fi ve-yard loss. After two incomplete passes, Kent State zone courtesy of a 39-yard pass from quarterback Cooper Rush to Jesse Kroll. An attempted the long fi eld goal, and the Huskies ran out the clock. 18-yard completion put the CMU offense at the NIU 13, where Rawls rumbled for NIU held Kent State to 83 yards rushing and KSU converted just three of 16 fi rst a 13-yard touchdown to give the visitors a 14-7 lead. downs in the game. Huskie defenders combined for eight tackles for loss, and The teams traded punts before the CMU offense again found its rhythm and recorded a sack and two hurries on KSU’s fi nal drive. drove to the NIU 16. Following a fi ve-yard gain by Rawls, Rush found Jesse Kroll Following a scoreless fi rst quarter, Maddie came in at quarterback and marched on a six-yard touchdown to put the Huskies in a 14-point hole entering the half. the Huskies 80 yards in nine plays. He connected with receiver Da’Ron Brown for Rawls jumpstarted the Chippewa offense out of the intermission with a 22-yard 37 yards on a third down play before Brown found the end zone on the jet sweep run. Two long completions from Rush to Titus Davis put CMU at the NIU 15. On to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead. third-and-three at the NIU 8, Logan came through with a breakup, forcing CMU Kent State answered with a fi eld goal to cut the Huskie advantage to 7-3. The to settle for a 25-yard fi eld goal by Brian Eavey and a 24-7 lead. Golden Flashes advanced to the NIU one-yard line before linebacker Jamaal Bass NIU’s hurry-up attack on the ensuing drive seemed to get the Huskie offense in stuffed KSU running back Nick Holley for no gain on third-and-goal. gear, before Cameron Stingily was stopped on fourth-and three from the CMU 49 Jordan Huff took the opening kickoff of the second half 66 yards to the Kent State and the Chippewas took over. 30, setting up a 40-yard fi eld goal for Tyler Wedel as the Huskies took a 10-3 lead. Three plays later, NIU’s Michael Santacaterina stepped in front of a Rush pass and A three-and-out gave the ball back to NIU and the Huskies needed just fi ve plays raced down the sidelines before getting pushed out at the CMU 25, setting up a and 1:37 to fi nd the end zone. Maddie connected with junior Juwan Brescacin 24-yard chip shot fi eld goal by Tyler Wedel. for 49 yards to the Kent State 27. Three plays later, Huff ran 18 yards for his fi rst CMU came back with an eight-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 13-yard pass from career score as NIU pushed its lead to 17-3. Rush to Ben McCord that put CMU up by 21 with 3:20 to play in the the third Brescacin fi nished with a game-high 116 yards receiving on three catches. quarter. Rawls accounted for 49 yards on the drive. The Huskies and Golden Flashes traded punts before Kent State added a fi eld Hare lofted a pass deep downfi eld to Da’Ron Brown, who came down with a 49- goal to cut the NIU lead to 17-6 with 1:53 to play in the third quarter. The Golden yard catch to move NIU into CMU territory. Two plays later, Hare hit Brescacin Flashes reached the NIU 10-yard line but three-straight incomplete passes forced ifrom 14 yards out, getting NIU within 31-17. Kent State to settle for a fi eld goal with 1:53 to play in the third quarter. From there, Rawls and the Chippewas’ rushing attack took over, grinding the Kent State scored its fi rst touchdown with 7:15 to play in the game. A 20-yard clock down and adding a 23-yard fi eld goal from Eavey to complete the scoring. carry by James Brooks, followed by a 30-yard pass from Reardon to Kris White, NIU fi nished with just 110 yards rushing on 33 carries. helped move the Golden Flashes into Huskie territory. Four plays later Reardon scored from two yards out, and then connected with Casey Pierce on the two- SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total point conversion as the Golden Flashes trimmed the Huskie lead to 17-14. Central Michigan 14 7 10 3 - 34 NIU 7 0 10 0 - 17 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Kent State 0 3 3 8 - 14 SCORING SUMMARY NIU 0 7 10 0 - 17 NIU - Brescacin 20 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 1st 13:29 (5-71, 1:31) CMU - Rawls 5 run (Eavey kick), 1st 8:33 (10-86, 4:52) SCORING SUMMARY CMU - Rawls 13 run (Eavey kick), 1st 1:46 (8-92, 4:18) NIU - D. Brown 7 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 7:09 (9-80, 2:58) CMU - Kroll 6 pass from Rush (Eavey kick), 2nd 6:05 (10-68, 4:18) KSU - Melchiori 19 FG, 2nd 1:54 (11-80, 5:15) CMU - Eavey 25 FG, 3rd 10:59 (8-72, 3:56) NIU - Wedel 40 FG, 3rd 13:03 (4-7, 1:46) NIU - Wedel 24 FG, 3rd 6:41 (5-18, 1:01) NIU - Huff 18 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 9:35 (5-70, 1:37) CMU - McCord 13 pass from Rush (Eavey kick), 3rd 3:20 (8-80, 3:17) KSU - Melchiori 27 run (Wedel kick), 3rd 1:53 (11-83, 3:47) NIU - Brescacin 14 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 3rd 2:43 (3-80, 0:32) KSU - Reardon 2 run (Pierce pass from Reardon), 4th 7:15 (7-80, 3:33) CMU - Eavey 23 FG, 4th 10:35 (8-65, 4:25) Team & Individual Statistics Team & Individual Statistics KSU ...... NIU Rushing - KSt: Nick Holley 14-29, CMU ...... NIU Rushing - CMU: Rawls 40-270, First Downs (R-P) 22 (7-12) ...... 15 (8-5) Reardon 8-26, Brooks 3-26, Meray First Downs (R-P) 30 (12-16) ...... 19 (7-10) Walker 3-5, Chapman 1-4, Davis 10-7, Calhoun 1-0, Strock 1-(-5). NIU: 1-(-2), Rush 1-2. NIU: Stingily 13- Rushes-Net Yards 37-83 ...... 39-181 Maddie 8-48, Stingily 10-37, Hare Rushes-Net Yards 46-283 ...... 33-110 46, Bouagnon 10-40, Hare 4-28, Passing Yards 244 ...... 198 7-34, Bouagnon 7-29, Huff 1-18, Passing Yards 269 ...... 231 Daniels 2-14, Turner 1-3, D. Brown Passes (C-A-I) 20-38-0 ...... 15-25-1 Daniels 5-8, D. Brown 1-7. Passes (C-A-I) 20-31-1 ...... 18-33-1 1-1, Team 2-(-22). Plays-Total Yards 75-327 ...... 64-379 Passing - KSt: Reardon 20-36-0, 244; Plays-Total Yards 77-552 ...... 66-341 Passing - CMU: Rush 20-31-1, 269. Strock 0-1-0, 0; Williams 0-1-0, 0. NIU: NIU: Hare 18-33-1, 231. Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 2-0 Hare 8-15-0, 93; Maddie 7-10-1, 105. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 ...... 0-0 Receiving - CMU: Kroll 6-97, Davis Penalties-Yards 3-27 ...... 9-81 Receiving - KSt: Humphrey 5-58, White Penalties-Yards 3-29 ...... 3-34 4-54, Butler 2-29, Bacci 2-27, Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-25...... 3-105 4-67, Calhoun 3-34, Pierce 3-22, Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-59...... 4-78 Williams 2-24, Kinville 2-15, McCord Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...... 2-3 Brooks 2-40, Boyle 2-19, Nick Holley Punt Returns-Yds 3-(-6)...... 0-0 1-13, Lavalli 1-10. NIU: Brescacin 1-4. NIU: Turner 4-23, Brescacin 6-76, Brown 4-76, Beebe 3-45, 3rd Down Conversions 3-16 ...... 9-18 3-116, Maxwell 2-18, Bouagnon 2-2, 3rd Down Conversions 5-14 ...... 4-14 Maxwell 2-21, Eakes 1-8, Turner 1-5, 4th Down Conversions 2-2 ...... 0-0 Brown 1-37, Saffold 1-4, Daniels 1-0, 4th Down Conversions 0-0 ...... 1-2 Daniels 1-0. Punts-Average 8-43.8 ...... 6-37.2 Stingily 1-(-2). Punts-Average 8-43.8 ...... 6-37.2 Tackles - CMU: Cherocci 10, Greer 8, Possession Time 34:54 ...... 25:06 Tackles - KSt: Nate Holley 16, Italiano 8. Possession Time 34:54 ...... 25:06 Frazier 8. NIU: Moore 12, Lemon 9. NIU: Lemon 9, Mays 7, Moore 7. Sacks By-Yards 0-0 ...... 1-5 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 ...... 1-5 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 101 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW GAME 7: NIU 51, MIAMI 41 GAME 8: NIU 28, EASTERN MICHIGAN 17 October 18 | 4 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 October 25| 12 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 11,211 Ypsilanti, Mich. | Rynearson Stadium | 19,654 Quarterback Drew Hare gained 180 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns and Quarterback Drew Hare ran for 166 yards and NIU scored a pair of fourth-quarter threw for 185 yards on 12-of-16 passing with a touchdown as NIU earned a 51-41 touchdowns to defeat Eastern Michigan, 28-17, Saturday at Rynearson Stadium. victory over Miami (Ohio) Saturday at Huskie Stadium. NIU improved its season record to 6-2 overall, 3-1 in Mid-American Confer- The Huskies gained 658 yards of total offense and did not punt in the win. Cam- ence play, to become bowl eligible for the seventh straight season. The Huskies eron Stingily gained 133 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown while wide receiv- claimed their 12th consecutive MAC road win dating back to 2011. er Da’Ron Brown had four catches for 128 yards and a score. NIU totaled 332 rushing yards, with all four of its touchdowns scored on the NIU picked up chunks of yardage on the ground, averaging nearly 7.9 yards per ground. Hare opened the scoring with a career-long 78-yard touchdown run on carry on 55 rushes, but Miami used the passing game to stay within reach to the the Huskies’ third play from scrimmage and averaged 12.8 yards on a team-high end. Five different Huskies scored rushing touchdowns. 13 rushes in the game. NIU opened the scoring with a 73-yard touchdown drive, with all eight plays Joel Bouagnon added 85 yards on 10 carries with a 24-yard score and Cameron on the ground. Hare carried for 43 yards and Stingily picked up 37 on the drive, Stingily carried 12 times for 64 yards and touchdown runs of one and three yards. which was capped by a six-yard run by freshman Jordan Huff. The Huskies missed After a scoreless third quarter, EMU quarterback Reginald Bell ran for four yards the extra point, and Miami answered as quarterback Andrew Hendrix connected and a touchdown on the fi rst play of the fourth quarter to give the Eagles a 17-14 with Rokeem Williams from 24 yards out for the score, giving MU a 7-6 lead. lead, their fi rst of the game. Bell fi nished with 133 rushing yards on 25 carries and The Huskies took the lead for good on a 28-yard fi eld goal by Tyler Wedel with running back Ryan Brumfi eld ran 18 times for 122 yards. Bell completed 16-of-34 4:03 to play in the fi rst quarter. NIU increased its lead to 16-7 before the end of pass for 124 yards through the air. the period when Hare ran 43 yards for a touchdown. NIU gained 170 rushing NIU responded to EMU’s score behind the running of Hare and Bouagnon. On yards in the quarter, including 113 by Hare. third and three from the EMU 24-yard line, Bouagnon bounced off left tackle and Anthony Maddie led the Huskies on a 10-play, 60-yard scoring drive to open the cut down the sideline to put NIU back ahead. After the extra point, NIU led 21-17 second quarter, and Stingily fi nished the drive with a one-yard run as NIU pushed with 11:55 to play. its lead to 23-7. With 6:46 to play, NIU called on Stingily and the senior responded with runs of The RedHawks cut the lead to 23-14 with 7:03 to play in the second, but it took 13, seven and six yards to get NIU to the EMU 36. Bouagnon ran for three yards the Huskies just four plays and one minute to answer. Hare found Brown for a before Hare escaped on a nifty 32-yard run to the one-yard line. Stingily scored 61-yard touchdown pass with 5:58 left in the half and NIU led 30-14. his second rushing TD of the game on the next play. Tyler Wedel added the point Following a short Miami punt, the Huskies scored on a one-yard run by Aregeros after and with 3:26 to play, NIU led 28-17. Turner. The 37-yard drive included an 18-yard pass by Turner to Hare. NIU led 37- EMU got the ball back and drove to the NIU 13, before a pair of incomplete pass- 14 before the RedHawks added a TD with 27 seconds on the clock. es brought up third and-13. The Huskies’ Perez Ford and Michael Santacaterina NIU scored on each of its possessions in the fi rst half until taking a knee on the combined for NIU’s fourth sack of the day, resulting in an 18-yard loss. fi nal play before the intermission and led 37-21 at the break. Miami pulled within The two teams played to a 14-10 halftime score with EMU hitting a late fi eld goal nine, 37-28, on the fi rst of Hendrix’ three second-half rushing TDS. MU posted following an eight-play, 59-yard drive. the only score of the third quarter, and could get no closer the rest of the way as Hare ran for 116 yards in the fi rst quarter alone, but neither team could get any NIU QBs Maddie and Hare each had rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. offensive rhythm in the second or third periods. The Huskies twice advanced into the red zone but came away without any points as Wedel fi eld goal tries of 24 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total and 32 yards were blocked. Miami 7 14 7 13 - 41 On its fi rst drive of the third quarter, NIU was stopped on fourth and one from its NIU 16 21 0 14 - 51 own 45, but EMU could not capitalize as NIU safety Dechane Durante intercepted SCORING SUMMARY Bell’s long pass on the fl ea fl icker on the next play. NIU - Huff 6 run (Wedel kick failed), 1st 10:00 (8-73, 2:23) MU - R. Williams 24 pass from Hendrix (Patterson kick), 1st 6:28 (8-73, 3:25) SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total NIU - Wedel 28 FG, 1st 4:03 (5-59, 2:21) NIU 14 0 0 14 - 28 NIU - Hare 43 run (Wedel kick), 1st 1:35 (3-73, 1:01) Eastern Michigan 7 3 0 7 - 17 NIU - Stingily 1 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 10:55 (10-60, 3:59) MU - Scott 6 run (Patterson kick), 2nd 7:03 (8-78, 3:47) SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Brown 61 pass from Hare (Wedel kick), 2nd 5:58 (4-71, 1:00) NIU - Hare 78 run (Wedel kick), 1st 11:21 (3-83, 0:43) NIU - Turner 1 run (Wedel kick), 2nd 2:50 (6-37, 2:03) EMU - Brumfi eld 4 run (Mulder kick), 1st 7:20 (10-80, 3:54) MU - Martin 7 pass from Hendrix (Patterson kick), 2nd 0:27 (9-65, 2:23) NIU - Stingily 3 run (Wedel kick), 1st 0:11 (11-52, 4:07) MU - Hendrix 4 run (Patterson kick), 3rd 6:21 (8-71, 4:25) EMU - Mulder 21 FG, 2nd 0:04 (8-59, 1:35) NIU - Maddie 3 run (Wedel kick), 4th 14:57 (8:82, 2:52) EMU - Bell 4 run (Mulder kick), 4th 14:54 (12-85, 5:40) MU - Hendrix 12 run (Hendrix pass failed), 4th 12:36 (6-78, 2:16) NIU - Bouagnon 24 run (Wedel kick), 4th 11:55 (9-65, 2:59) NIU - Hare 1 run (Wedel kick), 4th 8:02 (11-68, 4:29) NIU - Stingily 1 run (Wedel kick), 4th 3:26 (7-63, 3:20) MU - Hendrix 2 run (Patterson kick), 4th 2:36 (13-84, 5:19) Team & Individual Statistics Team & Individual Statistics NIU ...... EMU Rushing - NIU: Hare 13-166, Bouagnon Rushing - MU: Hendrix 14-72, Scott Miami ...... NIU First Downs (R-P) 18 (14-2) ...... 25 (15-8) 10-85, Stingily 12-64, Maddie 3-11, First Downs (R-P) 26 (8-16) ...... 30 (20-9) 9-62, Murphy 3-24, McInnis 3-12, Rushes-Net Yards 44-332 ...... 48-257 Saffold 4-8. EMU: Bell 25-133, Rushes-Net Yards 30-168 ...... 55-433 Williams 1-(-2). NIU: Hare 17-180, Stingily 23-133, Bouagnon 5-66, Passing Yards 346 ...... 225 Passing Yards 54 ...... 124 Brumfi eld 18-112, Hill 3-9, Jackson 2-3. Maddie 6-49, Huff 1-6, Turner 1-2, Passes (C-A-I) 10-17-0 ...... 16-34-0 Passing - NIU: Hare 8-14-0, 44; Maddie Passes (C-A-I) 23-42-0 ...... 16-22-0 Team 2-(-2). Plays-Total Yards 72-514 ...... 77-658 Passing - MU: Hendrix 23-42-0, 346. Plays-Total Yards 61-386 ...... 82-381 2-3-0, 10. EMU: Bell 16-34-1, 124. Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 1-1 NIU: Hare 12-16-0, 185; Maddie Fumbles-Lost 0-0 ...... 2-0 Receiving - NIU: Brown 4-35, Saffold Penalties-Yards 8-56 ...... 5-43 3-5-0, 22; Turner 1-1-0, 18. Penalties-Yards 3-37 ...... 8-80 2-0, Turner 1-9, Huff 1-5, Eakes 1-4, Kickoff Returns-Yds 7-98...... 5-61 Receiving - MU: Frazier 7-87, Williams Kickoff Returns-Yds 1-20...... 3-34 Beebe 1-1. EMU: Russell 4-45, Allen 5-97, Martin 4-54, Smith 3-70, Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...... 3-27 Punt Returns-Yds 2-14...... 2-23 4-34, Gibson 3-15, Brumfi eld 2-13, 3rd Down Conversions 5-12 ...... 7-10 Murphy 3-31, McCrae 1-7. NIU: Brown 4-128, Maxwell 2-26, Beebe 3rd Down Conversions 5-12 ...... 10-18 Jackson 1-11, Gardner 1-4, Hill 1-2. 4th Down Conversions 2-2 ...... 0-0 2-18, Sterling 2-10, Hare 1-18, Eakes 4th Down Conversions 1-2 ...... 0-1 Tackles - NIU: Lemon 10, Logan 8, Mays Punts-Average 5-37.0 ...... 0-0.0 1-17, Brescacin 1-6, Turner 1-5, Punts-Average 3-46.3 ...... 5-38.6 8, Moore 8. EMU: Johnson 13, Ibe 11. Possession Time 29:53 ...... 30:07 Bouagnon 1-(-1), Huff 1-(-2). Sacks By-Yards 0-0 ...... 1-6 Tackles - MU: Harding 16, Donlan 12. Possession Time 25:56 ...... 34:04 NIU: Lemon 6, Br. Mayes 6. Sacks By-Yards 4-36 ...... 0-0 102 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW GAME 9: NIU 35, BALL STATE 21 GAME 10: NIU 27, TOLEDO 24 November 5 | 7 p.m. (CT) | ESPN2 November 11 | 7 p.m. (CT) | ESPN3 Muncie, Ind. | Scheumann Stadium | 6,642 DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium | 8,462 Cameron Stingily scored three rushing touchdowns and ran for 148 yards, and NIU moved into fi rst place in the Mid-American Conference West Division with NIU scored 21 second-half points to surge past Ball State for a 35-21 Mid-Amer- a 27-24 victory over Toledo on a Tuesday night at Huskie Stadium. With the win ican Conference West Division victory Wednesday night at Scheumann Stadium. NIU handed Toledo its fi rst league loss and won its fi fth straight game over the With the win, NIU retained ownership of the Bronze Stalk for the sixth consecu- Rockets. tive season. Tailback Cameron Stingily scored a pair of touchdowns, the last on a two-yard Stingily ran for a season-high 148 yards on 26 carries, with 91 yards in the fourth run with 6:33 to play that gave the Huskies a 27-17 lead. Stingily’s touchdown quarter alone and 117 after halftime. Tyler Wedel’s season-high eight punts in- run capped an 11-play, 82-yard drive in which he gained 41 yards on six carries. cluded fi ve downed inside the fi ve-yard line. The key play on the drive came when quarterback Drew Hare connected with After the teams played to a 14-14 tie while combining for 11 punts in the fi rst Aregeros Turner for seven yards on fourth and fi ve to the Toledo 20-yard line. half, NIU took the lead for good with 3:41 to play in the third quarter. Stingily Stingily fi nished the game with 81 yards on 21 carries as the Huskies totaled 226 fi nished a 14-play, 71-yard drive with a one-yard stroll into the end zone. NIU was yards on 46 carries as a team. NIU gained 168 rushing yards in the second half. four-for-four on third down plays on the drive. Hare completed 14-of-22 passes for 190 yards and a score. Ball State and the Huskies traded punts and Wedel unleashed a 64-yard boot Up 27-17, NIU’s defense stopped Toledo’s fourth down try on its next possession, that pinned BSU on its one-yard line. After advancing to the 15, NIU’s Anthony but the Rockets returned the favor and UT then mounted an eight-play, 79-yard Brooks picked off BSU quarterback Jack Milas and returned it 21 yards for a drive in 2:02 to pull back within three points. Wide receiver turned quarterback touchdown and a 28-14 NIU lead. Dwight Macon ran in from three yards out for his second rushing touchdown. Ball State got a 30-yard kickoff return to the 46-yard line and embarked on a six- After Macon’s score, the Huskies’ Luke Eakes recovered Toledo’s onside kick at- play, 54-yard touchdown drive. The Cardinals used 2:23 to pull back within seven tempt. NIU ran the clock down to 10 seconds before being forced to punt and points, with Horactio Banks scoring on a four-yard run. the Rockets hook-and-lateral play was stopped well short. NIU began another run-heavy drive, advancing to the Ball State 22-yard line, but NIU got on the scoreboard fi rst as freshman Christian Hagan connected on a quarterback Drew Hare lost the ball while being sacked, and Ball State recovered 37-yard fi eld goal midway through the opening quarter. After the Huskie defense at their own 44-yard line. After two incompletions, NIU DT Ben Compton inter- forced Toledo into its third consecutive three-and-out to open the game, it took cepted a ball tipped by NIU’s Perez Ford, giving the Huskies the ball on the BSU the NIU offense just two plays to go 65 yards for the fi rst touchdown. Hare con- 45 with 5:02 to play. From there, Stingily took over, rushing for all but one yard nected with Da’Ron Brown on a short pass and the senior made one man miss and scoring on a two-yard run with 2:45 left in the game to seal the win. and then outraced everyone to the end zone as the Huskies took a 10-0 lead. NIU had a season-high fi ve takeaways with three interceptions and two fumble Toledo responded with an 11-play, 73-yard drive that ended with a 21-yard fi eld recoveries. The NIU defense played one of its best games, holding Ball State to goal by Jeremiah Detmer fi eld goal. The Rockets tied the game with 5:22 to play 133 rushing yards on 31 carries and limiting Milas to a 16-of-39 passing night. in the second quarter when Macon came in at quarterback and found Corey The Huskies scored twice in the fi rst 3:10 of the game. NIU took the opening Jones behind the Huskie defense for a 69-yard touchdown to tie the game, 10-10. kickoff and drove 75 yards in eight plays and 2:18 with Aregeros Turner scoring NIU regained the lead on the next drive as Hagan capped a 10-play, 73-yard drive on a six-yard jet sweep. When Josh Orne’s kickoff was not picked up by Ball State, with a 19-yard three. Hare connected with Turner for 39 yards to the Toledo two- NIU’s Jamaal Payton recovered for the Huskies on the BSU 18. Four plays later, yard line, but the Rockets kept the Huskies out of the end zone. Hagan’s short Stingily ran for nine yards and a touchdown on fourth and NIU led 14-0. fi eld goal gave NIU a three-point lead at the half. Ball State took eight plays and 3:10 to go 65 yards for an answering score. Jahwan NIU took a 10-point lead on a four-yard touchdown by Stingily with 9:18 to play. Edwards scored on a one-yard run and BSU pulled to within 14-7 after Scott Sec- The big play was a 61-yard end around by Brown to the Toledo 15-yard line. or’s PAT kick. The Cardinals tied the score with 6:27 to go in the half when Milas Three plays later Stingily scored as NIU took a 20-10 lead with 9:18 to play. found Jordan Williams wide open down the right sideline for a 38-yard score. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 3 7 7 7 - 24 NIU 14 0 7 14 - 35 NIU 10 3 7 7 - 27 Ball State 7 7 0 7 - 21 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Hagan 37 FG, 1st 7:46 (5-26, 1:44) NIU - Turner 6 run (Hagan kick), 1st 12:47 (8-75, 2:18) NIU - Brown 64 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 1st 5:24 (2-64, 0:37) NIU - Stingily 9 run (Hagan kick), 1st 11:50 (4-18, 0:52) UT - Detmer 21 FG, 1st 1:05 (11-73, 4:13) BSU - Edwards 1 run (Secor kick), 1st 8:40 (8-65, 3:10) UT - Jones 69 pass from Macon (Detmer kick), 2nd 5:22 (2-74, 0:34) BSU - Williams 38 pass from Milas (Secor kick), 2nd 6:27 (6-75, 2:00) NIU - Hagan 19 FG, 2nd 1:36 (10-73, 3:46) NIU - Stingily 1 run (Hagan kick), 3rd 3:41 (14-71, 6:09) NIU - Stingily 4 run (Hagan kick), 3rd 9:18 (5-87, 1:57) NIU - Brooks 21 INT return (Hagan kick), 4th 12:58 UT - Macon 1 run (Detmer kick), 3rd 6:36 (9-75, 2:42) BALL - Banks 4 run (Secor kick), 4th 10:31 (6-54, 2:17) NIU - Stingily 2 run (Hagan kick), 4th 6:33 (11-82, 3:54) NIU - Stingily 2 run (Hagan kick), 4th 2:45 (5-45, 2:17) UT - Macon 3 run (Detmer kick), 4th 2:14 (8-79, 2:01) Team & Individual Statistics Team & Individual Statistics Toledo ...... NIU Rushing - UT: Hunt 18-119, Macon NIU ...... BSU Rushing - NIU: Stingily 26-148, Hare First Downs (R-P) 20 (14-6) ...... 17 (10-7) 18-97, Swanson 7-41, Julian 6-6. First Downs (R-P) 24 (12-11) ...... 18 (8-9) 18-40, Bouagnon 6-29, Turner Rushes-Net Yards 49-263 ...... 46-226 NIU: Stingily 21-81, Hare 16-66, Rushes-Net Yards 62-236 ...... 31-133 4-11, Daniels 3-9, Maddie 2-3. BSU: Passing Yards 209 ...... 190 Brown 2-64, Turner 2-25, Bouagnon Passing Yards 149 ...... 174 Edwards 21-92, Mabon 1-25, Banks Passes (C-A-I) 12-23-0 ...... 14-22-0 2-(-2), Daniels 3-(-8). Passes (C-A-I) 18-31-0 ...... 16-29-3 6-23, Milas 3-(-7). Plays-Total Yards 72-472 ...... 68-416 Passing - UT: Macon 8-11-0, 140; Plays-Total Yards 93-385 ...... 70-307 Passing - NIU: Hare 16-27-0, 126; Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 0-0 Julian 2-7-0, 49; Woodside 2-5-0, Fumbles-Lost 3-2 ...... 2-2 Maddie 2-4-0, 23. BSU: Milas 16- Penalties-Yards 3-20 ...... 5-34 20. NIU: Hare 14-22-0, 190. Penalties-Yards 8-85 ...... 2-24 39-3, 174. Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-214...... 6-363 Receiving - UT: Jones 4-102, Russell Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-60 ...... 5-83 Receiving - NIU: Brown 7-75, Turner Punt Returns-Yds 4-2...... 1-7 3-53, Olack 3-33, Hunt 1-15, Punt Returns-Yds 4-19 ...... 1-2 4-44, Beebe 3-16, Bouagnon 2-(-3), 3rd Down Conversions 4-15 ...... 3-15 Thompson 1-6. NIU: Turner 4-59, 3rd Down Conversions 10-22 ...... 4-14 Maxwell 1-11, Brescacin 1-6. BSU: 4th Down Conversions 0-2 ...... 1-2 Brown 3-73, Beebe 3-40, Brescacin 4th Down Conversions 2-2 ...... 0-0 Mabon 6-41, Williams 5-95, Edwards Punts-Average 7-32.0 ...... 8-35.1 2-17, Eakes 2-1. Punts-Average 8-42.4 ...... 6-40.0 3-28, Lacanaria 1-5, Shillings 1-5. Possession Time 30:23 ...... 29:37 Tackles - UT: Sylvestre 11, Hester 8, Possession Time 35:50 ...... 24:10 Tackles - NIU: Durante 8, Moore 8. Sacks By-Yards 1-7 ...... 3-19 Rogers 8. NIU: Durante 8, Moore Sacks By-Yards 1-8 ...... 2-18 BSU: Hester 15, Wiggins 13, Taylor 13. 8, Lemon 7. 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 103 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW

GAME 11: NIU 21, OHIO 14 GAME 12: NIU 31, WESTERN MICHIGAN 21 November 18 | 7 p.m. (CT) | ESPNU November 28 | 11 a.m. (ET) | ESPNU Athens, Ohio | Peden Stadium | 15,118 Kalamazoo, Mich. | Waldo Stadium | 11,195 Quarterback Drew Hare hit Chad Beebe over the middle with an 18-yard touch- It’s a new year, a new team but the same story for the NIU Huskies, who captured down pass with six minutes to play to lift NIU to a 21-14 victory over Ohio Tues- their fi fth straight Mid-American Conference West Division crown with a 31-21 day night in Peden Stadium. NIU rwon its fi fth straight game to improve to 9-2 win over Western Michigan at Waldo Stadium. on the season, 6-1 in league play. Once again, the Huskies did it “the Hard Way,” coming back from a 14-point The Huskie defense still needed to stop a fi nal challenge from the Bobcats. With defi cit and a nightmarish offensive fi rst half to score the last 24 points of the Ohio facing second and 10 from the NIU 42, OU wide receiver Landon Smith game. Western Michigan committed six turnovers as NIU stopped the Broncos’ fumbled after being hit by Huskie linebacker Boomer Mays and NIU’s Marlon six-game winning streak. Moore recovered. The play, which was initially called an incompletion and then NIU’s day got off to a great start when receiver Aregeros Turner took a fl are pass overturned on review, gave the Huskies the ball back with 1:57 to play. Hare from Drew Hare down the sideline 65 yards for a touchdown on the game’s fi rst picked up 11 yards on three runs, and NIU went into victory formation to leave play, giving the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Athens with a victory for the fi rst time since 1982. There wouldn’t be many other fi rst half offensive highlights for NIU, although the The Huskies fi nished the game with 325 yards on 65 plays, while Ohio totaled 344 Huskie defense and special teams kept NIU in striking distance. The Huskies twice on 67 plays. Hare was an effi cient 15-of-23 passing for 178 yards. In addition to held WMU to fi eld goals - of 29 and 44 yards - and forced a pair of turnovers, his touchdown pass to Beebe, he hit senior tailback Akeem Daniels on a screen including one on the one-yard line as WMU was driving for a score. that Daniels took 32 yards for his fi rst touchdown of the season. Daniels fi nished with four carries for 24 yards and two receptions for 46 yards and the touchdown. WMU took advantage of a pair of NIU fumbles to score nine points, and after the Huskies’ committed a chop block penalty in its own end zone, added a safety to An uncharacteristic fumble by Cameron Stingily, who gained 43 yards on 15 car- take a 21-7 lead with 4:41 to play in the fi rst half. ries with a touchdown in the game, gave OU the ball on the NIU 47-yard line. But on the next play, Ohio quarterback Derrius Vick was forced out of the pocket The Broncos would not score again, and NIU got three points back before half- and threw a ball that was picked off by NIU’s Anthony Brooks for his second INT time on Christian Hagan’s career-long 40-yard fi eld goal to close out a fi ve-play, of the season. 45-yard drive. With the score tied at seven, NIU drove 56 yards in seven plays. Hare completed In the second half, the tide turned for the Huskies on a fourth down stop of WMU passes to Beebe and Aregeros Turner, and ran for 14 yards to convert a big third QB Zach Terrell by Corey Thomas on a fourth and two attempt from the NIU 11. down from the NIU 47. The screen pass to Daniels and PAT gave the Huskies a From there, Hare engineered a seven-play, 90-yard drive in just two minutes, with 14-7 lead with 9:25 to play in the third quarter. Joel Bouagnon providing a 41-yard run, and Akeem Daniels scoring his fi rst rush- Ohio tied the game early in the fourth quarter. Vick hit tailback A.J. Ouellette on ing touchdown of the year on a 21-yard run with 5:07 to play in the third quarter. a nine-yard slant pass for the touchdown on a drive that included a 29-yard run The Huskies took the lead in the fi nal period. After WMU was forced to punt out by the quarterback. of its end zone, NIU drove 47 yards in eight plays with Hare scoring the fi rst of his The teams played a scoreless fi rst quarter. NIU began a drive on its 41-yard line two-yard touchdown runs. Hagan’s PAT made it 24-21 with 11:37 to play. with 1:34 to play in the period after a 29-yard punt by Ohio’s Mitch Bonstetter. A WMU went three and out on its next possession and the Huskies advanced to the fi ve-yard penalty and two quick incompletions brought up third and fi ve but from WMU 10 after a 24-yard third down conversion by Hare. But Hagan’s fi eld goal there, Hare and Brown connected on three straight plays for pick-ups of 14, 16 hit the left upright and WMU got the ball back. and 17 yards to the NIU two-yard line. The NIU line dominated WMU on the Broncos’ next drive. When Terrell was Following the quarter break, Stingily bulled through the line for a two-yard sacked by Sean Folliard and fumbled at the 26 with 1:39 to play, NIU didn’t just touchdown run to put the Huskies up 7-0. Stingily scored a rushing touchdown run out the clock, they scored the decisive touchdown on a Hare run. for the fi fth straight game and recorded his 11th TD of the year. Ohio responded behind the running of Ouellette. Starting from their 20, the Bob- SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total cats drove 80 yards in eight plays, with Ouellette running for 54 yards on the NIU 7 3 7 14 - 31 drive, including on the 12-yard touchdown run. Western Michigan 16 5 0 0 - 21 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total NIU - Turner 65 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 1st 14:48 (1-65, 0:19) NIU 0 7 7 7 - 21 WMU -Haldeman 29 FG, 1st 7:15 (13-72, 6:23) Ohio 0 7 0 7 - 14 WMU -Davis 13 pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick), 1st 2:33 (7-68, 3:15) WMU -Franklin 2 run (Haldeman kick failed), 1st 0:02 (4-28, 1:53) SCORING SUMMARY WMU -Haldeman 44 FG, 2nd 13:29 [4-{-1), 1:33] NIU - Stingily 2 run (Hagan kick), 2nd 14:56 (7-54, 1:38) WMU -Team safety, 2nd 4:41 OU - Ouellette 12 run (Yazdani kick), 2nd 10:13 (8-80, 4:43) NIU - Hagan 40 FG, 2nd 0:34 (5-45, 0:34 NIU- Daniels 32 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 3rd 9:25 (7-56, 1:52) NIU - Daniels 21 run (Hagan kick), 3rd 5:07 (7-90, 2:00) OU - Ouellette 9 pass from Vick (Yazdani kick), 4th 8:50 (7-78, 2:55) NIU - Hare 2 run (Hagan kick), 4th 11:37 (8-47, 3:10) NIU - Beebe 18 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 4th 6:00 (8-70, 2:50) NIU - Hare 2 run (Hagan kick), 4th 0:46 (4-26, 0:53) Team & Individual Statistics Team & Individual Statistics NIU ...... Ohio Rushing - NIU: Hare 12-67, Stingily NIU ...... WMU Rushing - NIU: Bouagnon 6-70, First Downs (R-P) 19 (10-8) .....24 (15-6) 15-43, Daniels 4-24, Bouagnon 1-5, First Downs (R-P) 15 (10-5) .....21 (8-12) Daniels 8-58, Hare 11-36, Stingily Rushes-Net Yards 41-141 ...... 39-203 Maddie 5-2, Brown 1-2, Turner 1-0, Rushes-Net Yards 34-196 ...... 43-91 7-30, Brown 1-3, Team 1-(-1). WMU: Passing Yards 184 ...... 141 Team 1-(-2). OU: Ouellette 25-127, Passing Yards 159 ...... 256 Franklin 29-92, Chance 4-19, Team Passes (C-A-I) 16-24-0 ...... 19-28-1 Vick 12-80, Smith 1-8, Team 1-(-12). Passes (C-A-I) 9-20-0 ...... 23-33-2 1-(-1), Terrell 9-(-19). Plays-Total Yards 65-325 ...... 67-344 Passing - NIU: Hare 15-23-0, 178; Plays-Total Yards 54-355 ...... 76-347 Passing - NIU: Hare 9-20-0, 159. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 ...... 3-1 Maddie 1-1-0, 6. OU: Vick 19-28- Fumbles-Lost 2-2 ...... 6-4 WMU: Terrell 23-33-2, 256. Penalties-Yards 6-85 ...... 4-30 1, 141. Penalties-Yards 3-22 ...... 4-30 Receiving - NIU: Brown 3-52, Turner Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-45 ...... 4-68 Receiving - NIU: Brown 5-70, Turner Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-90 ...... 6-92 2-70, Beebe 1-13, Glasper 1-11, Punt Returns-Yds 1-0 ...... 2-23 5-40, Beebe 3-22, Daniels 2-46, Punt Returns-Yds 1-13 ...... 1-5 Maxwell 1-8, Daniels 1-5. WMU: 3rd Down Conversions 6-13 ...... 7-14 Maxwell 1-6. OU: L. Smith 4-30, 3rd Down Conversions 5-12 ...... 9-17 Braverman 5-88, Davis 5-59, Franklin 4th Down Conversions 0-0 ...... 1-2 S. Smith 4-27, Ouellette 4-9, Reid 4th Down Conversions 0-0 ...... 0-1 5-45, Phillips 3-37, Chance 2-4, Punts-Average 6-42.8 ...... 3-35.0 2-45, Mangen 2-13, Bradley 2-13, Punts-Average 4-34.2 ...... 3-38.7 Boyden 1-11, Henry 1-6, Roberts Possession Time 26:32 ...... 33:28 Cochran 1-4. Possession Time 19:33 ...... 40:27 1-6. Sacks By-Yards 1-10 ...... 1-2 Tackles - NIU: Lemon 11, Mays 10. OU: Sacks By-Yards 4-35 ...... 0-0 Tackles - NIU: Mays 9, Durante 8, Poling 13, Ingol 8. Moore 8. WMU: Currie 11, Ash 6. 104 www.NIUHuskies.com | Twitter: @NIUAthletics | Facebook & Instagram: NIU Huskies NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW

GAME 13: NIU 51, BOWLING GREEN 17 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total NIU 10 10 17 14 - 51 2014 MARATHON MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Bowling Green 0 10 0 7 - 17 December 5 | 6 p.m. (CT) | ESPN2 SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Hare 5 run (Hagan kick), 1st 5:57 (8-60, 2:50) Detroit, Mich. | Ford Field | 15,110 NIU - Hagan 35 FG, 1st 1:58 (4-7, 1:01) NIU - Hagan 32 FG, 2nd 11:10 (13-31, 3:55) For the third time in the last four seasons, and the fourth time in school history, BG - Dieter 42 pass from Knapke (Tate kick), 2nd 9:33 (6-75, 1:31) the NIU Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship. This time, NIU - Eakes 5 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 2nd 0:25 (10-68, 1:06) the Huskies won it in decisive fashion, 51-17, over Bowling Green at Ford Field. BG - Tate 46 FG, 2nd 0:00 (4-31, 0:18) NIU led 20-10 at the half before scoring 24 straight points to begin the second NIU - Brescacin 4 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 3rd 11:18 (10-68, 3:34) half to cruise to the 34-point win, the largest win in MAC Championship Game NIU - Stingily 2 run (Hagan kick), 3rd 8:18 (8-73, 1:34) history. The 51 points scored by the Huskies also set a MAC Championship Game NIU - Hagan 23 FG, 3rd 4:15 (7-56, 1:37) record, bettering the previous high of 49 scored by Marshall in 2002 and Miami NIU - Stingily 2 run (Hagan kick), 4th 7:38 (8-30, 4:39) (Ohio) in 2003. BG - Greene 6 run (Tate kick), 4th 5:56 (4-33, 1:32) NIU - Huff 2 run (Hagan kick), 4th 0:48 (8-79, 5:02)1 Sophomore quarterback Drew Hare set new career highs with 29 completions on 49 attempts, throwing for 218 yards and a pair of touchdowns to claim MVP Team & Individual Statistics honors. Tailback Cameron Stingily ran for 116 yards on 15 carries and two touch- NIU ...... BG Rushing - NIU: Stingily 15-116, downs while Da’Ron Brown had a career-best nine catches for 70 yards. First Downs (R-P) 29 (17-12) ...... 13 (4-8) Daniels 12-76, Hare 12-60, The Huskies ran for 334 yards on 51 carries with four rushing scores in the game Rushes-Net Yards 51-334 ...... 35-124 Bouagnon 9-57, Huff 3-25. BG: while holding Bowling Green to just 287 yards, 124 rushing. NIU forced four Passing Yards 218 ...... 163 Greene 18-105, Coppet 11-41, turnovers, including three interceptions, two by senior safety Dechane Durante Passes (C-A-I) 29-49-1 ...... 13-25-3 Callaway 2-(-2), Knapke 4-(-20). who recorded a pair of interceptions, and now has four career pickoffs in MAC Plays-Total Yards 100-552 ...... 60-287 Passing - NIU: Hare 29-49-1, 218. Championship Games. Paris Logan also recorded an interception for NIU, who Fumbles-Lost 1-1 ...... 1-1 BG: Knapke 12-21-2, 151; Callaway gave up less than 24 points for the ninth time this year. Penalties-Yards 5-40 ...... 2-5 1-4-1, 12. Leading by 10 at the half, NIU got the ball to start the second half and drove 68 Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-78 ...... 10-208 Receiving - NIU: Brown 9-70, Brescacin yards in 10 plays to extend its lead to 27-10 on a four-yard touchdown pass from Punt Returns-Yds 3-17 ...... 1-10 7-83, Saffold 6-35, Turner 5-15, Hare to junior Juwan Brescacin. Brescacin fi nished with seven catches for a game- 3rd Down Conversions 10-19 ...... 4-13 Daniels 1-10, Eakes 1-5. BG: Burbrink high 83 yards and that touchdown. 4th Down Conversions 1-1 ...... 0-3 5-56, Lewis 3-22, Dieter 2-56, Moore After a Bowling Green punt, the Huskies scored again to take a 34-10 lead mid- Punts-Average 5-46.2 ...... 6-48.7 2-31, Greene 1-(-2). way with 8:18 to play in the third quarter. Stingily setup the score with a 43-yard Possession Time 37:59 ...... 22:01 Tackles - NIU: Folliard 8, Mays 8, Moore gain to the Falcon 2-yard line. Two plays later, he powered his way into the end Sacks By-Yards 4-24 ...... 2-5 7. BG: Sutton 14, Ward 13. zone for the fi rst of his two touchdowns on the night as the Huskies took a 24-point lead. On the next drive, Bowling Green was staring at fourth-and-one from the NIU 36 and the Falcons decided to go for it. James Knapke completed a swing pass to Travis Greene, but junior safety Marlon Moore stopped the play for a two-yard loss and the Huskies took over on downs. It took NIU less than two minutes to add another three points as freshman Chris- tian Hagan made the third of his three fi eld goals on the day, this one from 23-yards out, as the Huskies took a 37-10 lead with 4:15 to play in the third. Stingily made it 24 unanswered points for the Huskies with a two-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter, pushing the NIU lead to 44-10. The Falcons erased the second-half shutout as Travis Greene scored from six yards out after a 62-yard kickoff return by Clint Stephens. NIU redshirt freshman Jordan Huff closed the scoring with a two-yard touchdown in the fi nal minute. Bowling Green starting quarterback James Knapke fi nished 11-of-21 passing for 151 yards before being relieved by Cody Callaway. Green led the Falcon run game with 105 yards on 18 carries. NIU struck fi rst with 5:57 left in the fi rst quarter as Hare scored on a quarterback draw, capping an eight-play, 60-yard drive that took just less than three minutes. Hare was 3-of-3 passing on the drive, including a 20-yard connection with Brown that set the Huskies up inside the red zone. Logan’s interception gave the Huskies good fi eld position at the Bowling Green 25 and NIU converted with a 35-yard Hagan fi eld goal to take a 10-0 lead with two minutes left in the fi rst quarter. Following a turnover on downs near midfi eld by Bowling Green, NIU turned the short fi eld into more points with a 32-yard Hagan fi eld goal four minutes into the second quarter. The Huskies converted a trio of third downs on the drive before Hagan’s second fi eld goal of the night gave the Huskies a 13-0 advantage. The Falcons scored for the fi rst time on a 42-yard touchdown pass from Knapke to Gehrig Dieter, cutting the NIU lead to 13-7 with 9:33 to play in the half. With 1:31 remaining in before the intermission, NIU took over on its own 32 and drove 68 yards for a touchdown in just 1:06 to take a 20-7 lead. Hare started the drive 5-of-5 through the air and an 11-yard carry by Daniels helped give the Hus- kies fi rst-and-goal at the Bowling Green fi ve. Following a pair of incompletions, Hare rolled left on third-and-goal and threw back across the fi eld to an open Luke Eakes in the end zone for the score. Senior safety Dechane Durante recorded his third and fourth career MAC Bowling Green quickly moved down to the NIU 28 and Tyler Tate connected on a Championship Game interceptions in the Huskies’ 51-17 win over Bowling Green. 46-yard fi eld goal to cut the Huskie lead to 20-10 at the half before the Huskies took full control with a dominating third quarter performance. 2011, 2012, 2014 MAC Champions | Seven Consecutive Bowl Appearances 105 NIU FOOTBALL 2014 IN REVIEW GAME 14: MARSHALL 52, NIU 23 2014 BOCA RATON BOWL December 23 | 5 p.m. (CT) | ESPN Boca Raton, Fla. | FAU Stadium | 29,419 In the highly-anticipated meeting between conference champions, Mid-Ameri- can Conference champ Northern Illinois University fell to Conference USA titlist Marshall Tuesday with a 52-23 loss in the Boca Raton Bowl. NIU gained 200 yards rushing and 425 yards of total offense against the Thun- dering Herd. However, Marshall piled up 505 yards against the Huskie defense, including 281 passing yards and fi ve total touchdowns from QB Rakeem Cato. His favorite target was Tommy Shuler, who fi nished with 18 receptions for 185 yards and a touchdown. NIU lost its third straight bowl game and falls to 4-5 in bowls as a major college program (since 1969). The Boca Raton Bowl marked NIU’s seventh consecutive bowl appearance, extending the program’s MAC record. Marshall built a 24-13 halftime lead. After NIU scored the fi rst touchdown of the game on a 19-yard connection from quarterback Drew Hare to Juwan Bres- cacin, the Thundering Herd scored 17 straight points to open a 10-point advantage. NIU pulled within seven on the fi rst of Christian Hagan’s three fi eld goals on the night, but Marshall extended the lead to 14 on Devon Johnson’s two-yard run with 5:29 to play in the half. NIU got another Hagan three before half, and traded scores with the Thundering Herd midway through the third quarter. Marshall scored on a six-yard pass from Cato, who threw three touchdown passes in the game, to Shuler, to take a 31-13 lead at 6:39 of the third. Senior Cameron Stingily came back with a 24-yard run to close out a fi ve-play, 75-yard run in 1:49 and it appeared NIU might be ready to try another of its Tailback Joel Bouagnon rushed for a game-high 82 yards on 13 carries against trademark comebacks. Marshall in the 2014 Boca Raton Bowl. But the Herd had too much fi repower, as Cato led an 11-play, 68-yard drive and hit Angelo Jean-Louis from 11-yards out for a 38-20 MU lead. Marshall put the game away early in the fourth on a Cato to Deon-Tay McManus 27-yard hook-up SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total for a 45-20 advantage. The Huskies could manage just another Hagan fi eld goal, Marshall 14 10 14 14 - 52 this one from 31 yards out, the rest of the way. NIU 7 6 7 3 - 23 After the teams exchanged punts to start the game, NIU put together a sev- SCORING SUMMARY en-play, 67-yard scoring drive to take a 7-0 lead midway through the fi rst quar- NIU - Brescacin 19 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 1st 7:33 (7-67, 2:17) ter. Hare found Brescacin in the middle of the fi eld and the junior went the last MU - Reaves 93 kickoff return (Haig kick), 1st 7:19 10 yards for his sixth touchdown of the season. MU - Cato 5 run (Haig kick), 1st 3:42 (5-42, 2:12) The Huskie lead was short-lived… 12 seconds to be exact as Marshall’s Deandre MU - Haig 28 FG, 2nd 11:51 (9-69, 2:41) Reaves returned Tyler Wedel’s kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown. Justin Haig tied NIU - Hagan 19 FG, 2nd 7:30 (10-64, 4:21) the game with his PAT. MU - Johnson 2 run (Hagan kick), 2nd 5:29 (6-65, 2:01) NIU - Hagan 30 FG, 2nd :07 (8-49, 1:40) Marshall took advantage of good fi eld position to take the lead on its next pos- MU - Shuler 6 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 3rd 6:39 (9-56, 4:10) session. NIU went three-and-out after getting a penalty on the kickoff and start- NIU - Stingily 24 run (Hagan kick), 3rd 4:50 (5-75, 1:49) ing from its own 6. A short punt gave the Herd the ball at the 42 and fi ve plays MU - Jean-Louis 11 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 3rd 2:06 (11-68, 2:44) later, Cato scored from fi ve-yards out for a 14-7 Marshall lead with 3:42 to play MU - McManus 27 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 4th 11:48 (9-70, 3:51) in the quarter. NIU - Hagan 31 FG, 4th 8:39 (10-65, 3:09) NIU came back with a drive to the MU 15-yard line, converting twice on third MU - Cato 4 run (Haig kick), 4th 4:10 (8-41, 4:29) down, before settling for a 32-yard Hagan fi eld goal attempt. It went just right. Team & Individual Statistics While NIU hit fi eld goals in the fi rst half, Marshall scored touchdowns. Cato, who MU ...... NIU Rushing - NIU: Bouagnon 13-82, Stingily completed all seven of his passes to Schuler in the fi rst half for 106 yards, fi nished First Downs (R-P) 28 (12-15) .... 25 (11-12) 18-76, Hare 14-50, Daniels 2-7, Turner the game with 281 yards on 25-of-37 passing. Rushes-Net Yards 38-224 ...... 50-200 2-(-5). MU: Collins 15-79, Williams Looking to turn the momentum in their favor, the Huskies surprised the Herd with Passing Yards 281 ...... 225 15-69, Marshall 6-40, Walker 3-16, an onside kick that – after bouncing off both Marshall and NIU players – landed Passes (C-A-I) 25-37-0 ...... 15-28-0 Cornelius 2-7, Allen 4-1. Passing - NIU: Hare 15-27-0, 225. MU: in Jamaal Payton’s possession. Back-to-back runs from Cameron Stingily put the Plays-Total Yards 75-505 ...... 78-425 Cato 25-37-0, 281. Huskies at 3rd & 1 from the NIU 49, but Marshall stuffed the senior tailback on Fumbles-Lost 0-0 ...... 0-0 third and fourth down to stifl e the drive. Receiving - NIU: Brown 4-63, Turner Penalties-Yards 6-60 ...... 4-41 4-55, Brescacin 2-40, Daniels 1-29, Senior Dechane Durante led the Huskie defense with nine tackles, eight solo and Kickoff Returns-Yds 5-166...... 7-158 Blake 1-15, Eakes 1-13, Stingily 1-8, linebacker Sean Folliard had a pair of sacks to lead the NIU defense. Punt Returns-Yds 0-0...... 0-0 Bouagnon 1-2. MU: Shuler 18-185, Marshall fi nished the season 13-1. 3rd Down Conversions 9-14 ...... 7-18 McManus 2-47, Jean-Louis 2-26, 4th Down Conversions 1-1 ...... 0-1 Frohnapfel 2-16, Yurachek 1-7. Punts-Average 3-34.3 ...... 6-41.0 Tackles - NIU: Durante 9, Moore 8. MU: Possession Time 29:18 ...... 30:42 Letman 11, Lang 9, Hewitt 9. Sacks By-Yards 3-13 ...... 2-14

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Most Touchdowns TEAM RECORDS Game: 7, Bill Anderson vs. Wheaton (10-19-12)* Team Season Highs Season: 23, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most Attempts Career: 52, Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) Rushing Attempts Game: 81, vs. Cal-State Fullerton (10-23-87) Att. Yards Year Season: 701 (1987) 1. 701 3,246 1987 Highest Yards Per Game Average 2. 688 3,488 2014 Season: 179.6, LeShon Johnson (1993) 3. 680 3,639 1989 Most Net Yards Gained Career: 156.5, Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) Game: 733, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) 4. 668 3,489 1973 Half: 459, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90, 1st) 5. 655 4,161 2013 Season: 4,161 (2013) Longest Run From Scrimmage 6. 639 2,730 1972 Scoring: 99, Reino Nori vs. UW-Whitewater, 7. 632 2,246 1979 (11-17-34)* 8. 618 3,791 1990 Most Touchdowns Non-scoring: 79, William Andrews vs. Ball State, Game: 18, vs. Wheaton (10-19-12)* 9. 613 3,335 2012 (10-8-99) Season: 44 (2012) 10. 611 2,227 1986

Highest Yards Per Rush Average Rushing Yards Highest Yards Per Carry Average Game (min. 10 att.): 17.6, Stacey Robinson vs. Season: 6.35 (2013) Yards Att. Year Cincinnati (11-18-89) 1. 4,161 655 2013 Season (min. 75 att.): 7.3, Bob Soltis (1960)* 2. 3,791 618 1990 Most First Downs Rushing Career (min. 225 att.): 6.56, Jordan Lynch (2009-13) Game: 31, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) 3. 3,645 581 2010 Season: 215 (2013) 4. 3,639 680 1989 Most 100-Yard Games 5. 3,489 668 1973 Season: 12, Jordan Lynch (2012) 6. 3,488 688 2014 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Career: 22, Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) 7. 3,335 613 2012 Jordan Lynch (2009-13) 8. 3,278 595 2011 Most Attempts 9. 3,246 701 1987 Game: 52, Michael Turner vs. Central Michigan Most Consecutive 100-Yard Games 10. 2,858 550 2004 (11-18-00) Season: 11, Jordan Lynch (2012) Season: 338, Michael Turner (2002) Career: 11, Garrett Wolfe (2005-06) Rushing Yards/Game Career: 940, Michael Turner (2000-03) Jordan Lynch (2012) Average Yards Att. Year 1. 344.6 3,791 618 1990 Most Net Yards Gained Most Consecutive 200-Yard Games 2. 330.8 3,639 680 1989 Game: 353, Garrett Wolfe at Ball State (9-30-06) Season: 3, LeShon Johnson (1993) 3. 317.2 3,489 668 1973 Season: 1,976, LeShon Johnson (1993) 4. 297.2 4,161 655 2013 Freshman: 1,043, Allen Ross (1977) Quickest to 1,000 Rushing Yards 5 295.1 3,246 701 1987 Sophomore: 1,656, Garrett Wolfe (2004) Season: 5 games (1,181 yards), Garrett Wolfe, 2006 6. 260.4 3,645 581 2010 Junior: 1,915, Michael Turner (2002) 6 (1,105), LeShon Johnson, 1993 7. 249.1 3,488 688 2014 Senior: 1,976, LeShon Johnson (1993) 8. 248.2 2,730 639 1972 Career: 5,164, Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) Most Attempts By Quarterback 9. 238.21 3,335 613 2012 Game: 36, Jordan Lynch vs. Kent State, (11-14-12) 10. 238.17 2,858 550 2004 Season: 294, Jordan Lynch (2012) Career: 665, Marshall Taylor (1985-88) Rushing Touchdowns TDs Yards Att. Year Most Attempts By Fullback 1. 44 3,335 613 2012 Game: 40, Mark Kellar at Illinois State (10-27-73) 2. 42 3,645 581 2010 Season: 291, Mark Kellar (1973) 3. 40 3,639 680 1989 Career: 744, Mark Kellar (1971-73) 4. 39 4,161 655 2013 39 3,489 668 1973 Most Net Yards By Quarterback 6. 36 3,791 618 1990 Game: 321, Jordan Lynch vs. Western Mich. (11-26-13) 36 3,488 688 2014 Season: 1,920, Jordan Lynch (2013) 8. 35 2,509 539 2000 Career: 4,343, Jordan Lynch (2009-13) 9. 34 3,278 595 2011 10. 31 3,246 701 1987 Most Net Yards By Fullback Game: 246, Mark Kellar at Illinois State (10-27-73) Season: 1,719, Mark Kellar (1973) Career: 3,745, Mark Kellar (1971-73)

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CAReer leaders Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Per Game Player Seasons Yards Avg. Att. Player Seasons Yards Games Yds./Gm 1. Michael Turner 2000-03 4,941 5.26 940 1. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 5,164 33 156.5 2. Allen Ross 1977-80 3,500 4.00 867 2. LeShon Johnson 1992-93 3,314 22 150.6 3. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 5,164 6.40 807 3. Mark Kellar 1971-73 3,743 31 120.8 4. Mark Kellar 1971-73 3,745 5.03 744 4. Michael Turner 2000-03 4,941 45 109.8 5. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 1,971 2.96 665 5. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 2,727 25 109.1 Adam Dach 1987-91 3,438 5.16 665 6. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 4,343 50 86.9 7. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 4,343 6.56 662 7. Allen Ross 1977-80 3,500 42 83.3 8 Charles Talley 1993-96 3,155 4.77 661 8. Charles Talley 1993-96 3,155 39 80.9 9. LeShon Johnson 1992-93 3,314 5.60 592 9. Adam Dach 1987-91 3,438 45 76.4 10. Thomas Hammock 1999-2002 2,432 4.47 544 10. William Andrews 1998-99 1,603 21 76.3 Rushing Yards Yards Per Carry (minimum 300 attempts) Player Seasons Att. Avg. Yards Player Seasons Yards Att. Avg. 1. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 807 6.40 5,164 1. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 4,343 662 6.56 2. Michael Turner 2000-03 940 5.26 4,941 2. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 5,164 807 6.40 3. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 662 6.56 4,343 3. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 2,727 428 6.37 4 Mark Kellar 1971-73 744 5.03 3,745 4. LeShon Johnson 1992-93 3,314 592 5.60 5. Allen Ross 1977-80 867 4.00 3,500 5. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 2,983 538 5.54 6. Adam Dach 1987-91 665 5.16 3,438 6. Chad Spann 2007-10 2,916 536 5.44 7. LeShon Johnson 1992-93 592 5.60 3,314 7. Michael Turner 2000-03 4,941 940 5.30 8. Charles Talley 1993-96 661 4.77 3,155 8. Cameron Stingily 2010-14 2,095 397 5.28 9. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 538 5.54 2,983 9. Adam Dach 1987-91 3,438 665 5.20 10. Chad Spann 2007-10 536 5.44 2,916 10. Jack Dean 1961-64 * 1,874 372 5.04 11. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 428 6.37 2,727 12. Thomas Hammock 1999-2002 544 4.47 2,432 100-Yard Rushing Games 13. John LaLonde 1968-70 509 4.38 2,227 Player Seasons GP 100-Yard Games 14. Darryl Richardson 1982-85 487 4.50 2,191 1. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 33 22 15. Cameron Stingily 2010-14 397 5.28 2,095 Jordan Lynch 2009-13 50 22 16. Carl Fisher 1975-78 474 4.27 2,022 3. Michael Turner 2000-03 45 21 17. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 665 2.96 1,971 4. Mark Kellar 1971-73 31 19 18. Jack Dean 1961-64 * 372 5.04 1,874 5. LeShon Johnson 1992-93 22 15 19. Vince Smith 1974-76 378 4.91 1,856 Charles Talley 1993-96 39 15 20. Ivory Bryant 1997-99 496 3.65 1,808 7. Allen Ross 1977-80 42 14 21. Pete Roth 1980-82, 84 417 4.29 1,795 8. Thomas Hammock 1999-2002 32 12 22. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 350 4.81 1,684 9. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 25 11 23. Jerry Latin 1972-74 294 5.62 1,651 Chandler Harnish 2008-11 47 11 24. A.J. Harris 2002-05 342 4.73 1,616 25. William Andrews 1998-99 373 4.30 1,603 Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games 26. Justin Anderson 2006-09 352 4.46 1,571 Player Seasons No. 27. Ed Johnson 1973-75 353 4.37 1,542 1. Garrett Wolfe 2005-06 11 28. Joe Plaskas 1956-59 * 336 3.96 1,332 Jordan Lynch 2012 11 29. Jasmin Hopkins 2010-11 225 5.88 1,322 3. Garrett Wolfe 2004 7 30. Akeem Daniels 2010-14 205 5.99 1,227 4. LeShon Johnson 1993 6 21. Bob Brigham 1947-49 * - - 1,221 Charles Talley 1995 6 32. Me’co Brown 2008-09 258 4.48 1,155 Michael Turner 2002 6 33. Bruce Bray 1967-69 * 275 4.00 1,099 7. Mark Kellar 1973 5 34. Lou Wicks 1980-83 275 3.96 1,090 Thomas Hammock 2000 5 35. Bob Soltis 1956, 59-60 * 211 4.94 1,042 Justin Anderson 2007 5 36. Antonio Davis 1985-87 246 4.14 1,018 Jordan Lynch 2013 5 Rushing Touchdowns 200-Yard Rushing Games Player Seasons Att. Yards. Avg. TDs Player Seasons No. 1. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 807 5,164 6.40 52 1. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 10 2. Chad Spann 2007-10 536 2,916 5.44 49 2. Michael Turner 2000-03 7 3. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 662 4,343 6.56 48 3. LeShon Johnson 1992-93 5 4. Michael Turner 2000-03 940 4,941 5.26 43 4. Mark Kellar 1971-73 3 5. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 428 2,727 6.37 38 Stacey Robinson 1989-90 3 6. Mark Kellar 1971-73 744 3,745 5.03 32 Charles Talley 1993-96 3 7. Allen Ross 1977-80 867 3,500 4.00 30 Jordan Lynch 2009-13 3 8. Charles Talley 1993-96 661 3,155 4.77 27 8. Allen Ross 1977-80 2 9. Thomas Hammock 1999-2002 544 2,432 4.47 25 10. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 538 2,983 5.54 24 * Indicates College Division

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Yards Per Carry (minimum 80 attempts) SINGLE SEASON leaders Player Season Att. Yards Avg. Rushing Attempts 1. Chandler Harnish 2011 194 1,379 7.11 Player Season Yards Avg. Att. 2. Adam Dach 1990 143 966 6.76 1. Michael Turner 2002 1,915 5.67 338 3. Jordan Lynch 2013 292 1,920 6.58 2. LeShon Johnson 1993 1,976 6.04 327 4. Garrett Wolfe 2005 242 1,580 6.53 3. Michael Turner 2003 1,648 5.32 310 5. Stacey Robinson 1989 223 1,443 6.47 4. Garrett Wolfe 2006 1,928 6.24 309 6. Garrett Wolfe 2004 256 1,656 6.46 5. Jordan Lynch 2012 1,815 6.17 294 7. Stacey Robinson 1990 193 1,238 6.41 6. Jordan Lynch 2013 1,920 6.58 292 8. Garrett Wolfe 2006 309 1,928 6.24 7. Mark Kellar 1973 1,719 5.91 291 9. Jordan Lynch 2012 294 1,815 6.17 8. Mark Kellar 1972 1,316 4.62 285 10. Chandler Harnish 2010 137 836 6.10 Charles Talley 1995 1,540 5.40 285 100-Yard Rushing Games 10. Justin Anderson 2007 1,245 4.54 274 Player Season Games No. 1. Jordan Lynch 2012 14 12 Rushing Yardage 2. Mark Kellar 1973 11 9 Player Season Att. Avg. Yards LeShon Johnson 1993 11 9 1. LeShon Johnson 1993 327 6.04 1,976 Charles Talley 1995 11 9 2. Garrett Wolfe 2006 309 6.24 1,928 Michael Turner 2002 12 9 3. Jordan Lynch 2013 292 6.58 1,920 Michael Turner 2003 12 9 4. Michael Turner 2002 338 5.67 1,915 7. Garrett Wolfe 2006 13 8 5. Jordan Lynch 2012 294 6.17 1,815 Jordan Lynch 2013 14 8 6. Mark Kellar 1973 291 5.91 1,719 9. Justin Anderson 2007 12 7 7. Garrett Wolfe 2004 256 6.47 1,656 Garrett Wolfe 2005 9 7 8. Michael Turner 2003 310 5.32 1,648 Garrett Wolfe 2004 11 7 9. Garrett Wolfe 2005 242 6.53 1,580 Thomas Hammock 2000 9 7 10. Charles Talley 1995 285 5.40 1,540 William Andrews 1999 11 7 11. Stacey Robinson 1989 223 6.47 1,443 Mark Kellar 1972 12 7 12. Chad Spann 2010 258 5.38 1,388 13. Chandler Harnish 2011 194 7.11 1,379 200-Yard Rushing Games 14. LeShon Johnson 1992 265 5.05 1,338 Player Season Games No. 15. Mark Kellar 1972 285 4.62 1,316 1. LeShon Johnson 1993 11 5 16. Justin Anderson 2007 274 4.54 1,245 Michael Turner 2002 12 5 17. Stacey Robinson 1990 193 6.41 1,238 3. Garrett Wolfe 2004 11 4 18. Darryl Richardson 1983 235 5.12 1,204 4. Mark Kellar 1973 11 3 19. William Andrews 1999 240 4.70 1,127 Garrett Wolfe 2005 9 3 20. Cameron Stingily 2013 203 5.51 1,119 Garrett Wolfe 2006 13 3 21. Thomas Hammock 2001 268 4.09 1,096 7. Stacey Robinson 1989 11 2 22. Thomas Hammock 2000 215 5.04 1,083 Charles Talley 1995 11 2 23. Allen Ross 1977 273 3.82 1,043 Michael Turner 2000 11 2 24. Chad Spann 2009 179 5.80 1,038 Jordan Lynch 2013 14 2 25. Allen Ross 1978 259 3.99 1,033 26. Pete Roth 1982 220 4.58 1,008 Consecutive 200-Yard Rushing Games Charles Talley 1996 241 4.18 1,008 Player Seasons No. 1. LeShon Johnson 1993 3 Rushing Yards Per Game 2. Garrett Wolfe 2004 2 Player Season GP Yards Yds./Game Garrett Wolfe 2005 2 1. LeShon Johnson 1993 11 1,976 179.6 2. Garrett Wolfe 2005 9 1,580 175.6 Michael Turner 2002 2 3. Michael Turner 2002 12 1,915 159.6 Michael Turner 2002 2 4. Mark Kellar 1973 11 1,719 156.3 Michael Turner 2000 2 5. Garrett Wolfe 2004 11 1,656 150.6 6. Garrett Wolfe 2006 13 1,928 148.3 Longest Rushing Plays 7. Charles Talley 1995 11 1,540 140.0 Yards Player Opponent Date 8. Michael Turner 2003 12 1,648 137.3 1. 99 Reino Nori UW-Whitewater 11-17-34 9. Jordan Lynch 2013 14 1,920 137.1 2. 92 Darryl Richardson Ohio 11-16-85 10. Stacey Robinson 1989 11 1,443 131.1 92 LeShon Johnson Southern Illinois 10-2-93 Rushing Touchdowns 4. 90 Jordan Lynch Buffalo 10-16-10 5. 88 Ernie Wickstrom Southern Illinois 10-14-50 Player Season Att. Yards Avg. TDs 88 Jordan Lynch Army 9-15-12 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 292 1,920 6.58 23 7. 85 LeShon Johnson Southern Mississippi 10-10-92 2. Chad Spann 2010 258 1,388 5.38 22 8. 84 Garrett Wolfe Ball State 10-30-04 3. Stacey Robinson 1989 223 1,443 6.47 19 9. 82 Michael Turner Western Illinois 9-21-02 Stacey Robinson 1990 193 1,238 6.41 19 10. 81 LeShon Johnson Iowa 11-6-93 Michael Turner 2002 338 1,915 5.67 19 81 Jordan Lynch Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 Chad Spann 2009 179 1,038 5.80 19 12. 80 Brett Schroeder Southern Illinois 10-7-89 Jordan Lynch 2012 294 1,815 6.17 19 13. 79 Ricky Bridges Western Michigan 9-20-80 8. Garrett Wolfe 2004 256 1,656 6.47 18 79 William Andrews Ball State 10-9-99 Garrett Wolfe 2006 309 1,928 6.24 18 79 Chad Spann Eastern Michigan 11-5-09 10. Mark Kellar 1973 291 1,719 5.91 16 79 Chad Spann North Dakota 9-11-10 Thomas Hammock 2000 215 1,083 5.04 16 17. 78 Bob Heimerdinger Nebraska-Omaha 10-1-49 Garrett Wolfe 2005 242 1,580 6.53 16 78 Ernie Wickstrom Central Michigan 11-3-50 78 Garrett Wolfe Western Michigan 10-23-04 78 Drew Hare Eastern Michigan 10-25-14

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5. Stacey Robinson 10-6-90 Fresno St. 308 SINGLE Game leaders 6. LeShon Johnson 11-6-93 Iowa 306

Rushing Attempts Rushing Touchdowns Player Date Opp. Yards Player Date Opponent TDs 1. Michael Turner 11-18-00 Central Michigan 52 1. Bill Anderson 10-19-12 * Wheaton 7 2. Allen Ross 9-15-79 East Tennessee St. 44 2. Navarre Edwards 11-10-09 Dixon 5 3. Allen Ross 9-30-78 Illinois State 43 Steve Goehl 9-18-71 Long Beach State 5 Ivory Bryant 10-25-97 Ball State 43 Stacey Robinson 11-18-89 Cincinnati 5 Garrett Wolfe 11-20-04 Eastern Michigan 43 Stacey Robinson 10-6-90 Fresno State 5 6. LeShon Johnson 10-16-93 Paciﬁ c 42 Thomas Hammock 10-14-00 Akron 5 Garrett Wolfe 12-1-05 Akron 42 Michael Turner 10-12-02 Miami (OH) 5 8. Michael Turner 11-23-02 Toledo 41 Michael Turner 11-16-02 Eastern Michigan 5 9. Ed Johnson 11-8-75 Toledo 40 Garrett Wolfe 11-23-05 Western Michigan 5 Mark Kellar 10-27-73 Illinois State 40 10. Garrett Wolfe 9-30-06 Indiana State 4 Michael Turner 10-5-02 Kent State 40 Garrett Wolfe 10-16-04 Central Michigan 4 Michael Turner 11-9-02 Bowling Green Allen Ross 11-1-80 Kent State 4 40 Allen Ross 9-30-78 Illinois State 4 Rushing Yards Mark Kellar 11-10-73 Xavier 4 Player Date Opp. Yards Akeem Daniels 11-23-12 Eastern Michigan 4 1. Garrett Wolfe 9-30-06 Ball State 353 Jordan Lynch 11-2-13 Massachusetts 4 2. Garrett Wolfe 11-20-04 Eastern Michigan 325 Joel Bouagnon 8-28-14 Presbyterian 4 3. LeShon Johnson 10-2-93 Southern Illinois 322 4. Jordan Lynch 11-26-13 Western Michigan 321 Two 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game 5. Jordan Lynch 10-19-13 Central Michigan 316 Player Date Opponent Yards 6. Stacey Robinson 10-6-90 Fresno State 308 1. Charles Talley (214) 10-7-95 UNLV 357 7. LeShon Johnson 11-6-93 Iowa 306 Scott Florence (143) 8. Michael Turner 9-21-02 Western Illinois 282 2. Chandler Harnish (229) 10-1-11 Central Michigan 342 9. Stacey Robinson 11-18-89 Cincinnati 281 Jordan Lynch (113) Michael Turner 11-18-00 Central Michigan 281 3. Stacey Robinson (228) 9-30-89 Western Illinois 335 Adam Dach (107) Rushing Yards By Quarter 4. Brett Schroeder (172) 10-7-89 Southern Illinois 333 Player Date Opponent Yards Stacey Robinson (161) 1. Stacey Robinson 10-6-90 Fresno State 173 (2nd) 5. Darryl Richardson (180) 11-16-85 Ohio 326 2. Jordan Lynch 11-26-13 Western Michigan 155 (2nd) Marshall Taylor (146) 3. Garrett Wolfe 11-20-04 Eastern Michigan 141 (3rd) 6. Jordan Lynch (189) 9-21-13 Eastern Illinois 323 4. Garrett Wolfe 9-30-06 Ball State 139 (3rd) Cameron Stingily (134) 5. Garrett Wolfe 10-30-04 Ball State 131 (3rd) 7. Chandler Harnish (178) 9-11-10 North Dakota 318 6 LeShon Johnson 11-6-93 Iowa 130 (4th) Chad Spann (140) 7. Michael Turner 10-12-02 Miami (OH) 126 (4th) 8. Thomas Hammock (174) 10-14-00 Akron 314 8. Michael Turner 11-18-00 Central Michigan 124 (4th) Michael Turner (140) 9. Michael Turner 9-21-02 Western Illinois 120 (2nd) 9 Jordan Lynch (161) 11-20-13 Toledo 307 Cameron Stingily (146) Rushing Yards By Half 10. Mark Carlson (158) 10-28-72 Kent State 304 Player Date Opponent Yards Mark Kellar (146) 1. Stacey Robinson 10-6-90 Fresno State 287 (1st) 11. Chandler Harnish (181) 11-15-11 Ball State 303 2. Jordan Lynch 10-19-13 Central Michigan 232 (2nd) Jasmin Hopkins (122) 3. Garrett Wolfe 9-30-06 Ball State 230 (2nd) 12. Leighton Settle (152) 9-29-12 Central Michigan 296 4. Jordan Lynch 11-26-13 Western Michigan 229 (1st) Jordan Lynch (144) 5. LeShon Johnson 11-6-93 Iowa 221 (2nd) 13. Drew Hare (180) 10-18-14 Miami 291 6. LeShon Johnson 10-2-93 Southern Illinois 206 (1st) Cameron Stingily (133) 7. Garrett Wolfe 9-24-04 Bowling Green 204 (2nd) 14. Jordan Lynch (160) 11-30-12 Kent State 288 8. Garrett Wolfe 11-20-04 Eastern Michigan 203 (2nd) Akeem Daniels (128) 9. Stacey Robinson 11-18-89 Cincinnati 199 (1st) 15. Mark Kellar (186) 10-6-73 Fresno State 286 10. Michael Turner 10-12-02 Miami (OH) 195 (2nd) Jerry Latin (100 16. Chad Spann (174) 11-5-09 Eastern Michigan 278 Rushing Yards By Class DeMarcus Grady (104) Freshman 17. Mark Kellar (163) 11-17-72 Long Beach St. 276 1. Michael Turner 11-18-00 Central Michigan 281 Mark Carlson (113) 2. Allen Ross 11-19-77 Ohio 254 18. Stacey Robinson (145) 9-22-90 Kansas State 273 Sophomore Adam Dach (128) 1. Garrett Wolfe 11-20-04 Eastern Michigan 325 19. Allen Ross (169) 11-18-78 Ball State 272 2. Garrett Wolfe 10-30-04 Ball State 280 Carl Fisher (103) Junior 20. Jasmin Hopkins (143) 9-24-11 Cal Poly 261 1. Michael Turner 9-21-02 Western Illinois 282 Chandler Harnish (118) 2. Stacey Robinson 11-18-89 Cincinnati 281 21. Jordan Lynch (142) 11-26-10 Eastern Michigan 246 Senior Jasmin Hopkins (104) 1. Garrett Wolfe 9-30-06 Ball State 353 22. Chad Spann (125) 10-31-09 Akron 234 2. LeShon Johnson 10-2-93 Southern Illinois 322 DeMarcus Grady (109) 3. Jordan Lynch 11-26-13 Western Michigan 321 23. Akeem Daniels (112) 11-23-12 Eastern Michigan 219 4. Jordan Lynch 10-19-13 Central Michigan 316 Jordan Lynch (107) www.NIUHuskies.com 111 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS RUSHING

100-Yard rushing games Yds. Player Opponent Date 1. 353 Garrett Wolfe Ball State 9-30-06 2. 325 Garrett Wolfe Eastern Michigan 11-20-04 3. 322 LeShon Johnson Southern Illinois 10-2-93 4. 321 Jordan Lynch Western Michigan 11-26-13 5. 316 Jordan Lynch Central Michigan 10-19-13 6. 308 Stacey Robinson Fresno State 10-6-90 7. 306 LeShon Johnson Iowa 11-6-93 8. 282 Michael Turner Western Illinois 9-21-02 9. 281 Stacey Robinson Cincinnati 11-18-89 281 Michael Turner Central Michigan 11-18-00 11. 280 Garrett Wolfe Ball State 10-30-04 12. 277 Garrett Wolfe Western Michigan 11-23-05 13. 270 Garrett Wolfe Akron 12-1-05 14. 266 Cameron Stingily Kent State 10-5-13 15. 263 Garrett Wolfe Buffalo 9-16-06 16. 254 Allen Ross Ohio 11-19-77 17. 252 Darryl Richardson Ball State 10-1-83 252 Adrian Davis Kent State 10-22-05 Jordan Lynch shares the school record for career 100-yard games with 22. 19. 251 Charles Talley Arkansas State 11-11-95 Yds. Player Opponent Date 20. 246 Mark Kellar Illinois State 10-27-73 52. 192 Darryl Richardson Eastern Michigan 10-15-83 21. 245 Garrett Wolfe Northwestern 9-10-05 192 LeShon Johnson Liberty 10-24-92 22. 238 LeShon Johnson New Mexico State 10-9-93 192 Charles Talley Louisiana Tech 11-18-95 23. 230 Michael Turner Eastern Michigan 11-11-00 192 Michael Turner Bowling Green 11-9-02 24. 229 Chandler Harnish Western Michigan 10-15-11 56. 190 Ivory Bryant Ball State 10-25-97 25. 228 Stacey Robinson Western Illinois 9-30-89 57. 189 Jordan Lynch Eastern Illinois 9-21-13 26. 226 LeShon Johnson Arkansas State 9-18-93 58. 188 LeShon Johnson Southern Mississippi 10-10-92 226 Garrett Wolfe Central Michigan 10-16-04 59. 187 Darryl Richardson Ohio 11-19-83 28. 225 Michael Turner Eastern Michigan 11-16-02 60. 186 Mark Kellar Fresno State 10-6-73 29. 224 LeShon Johnson Paciﬁ c 10-16-93 186 Ed Johnson Toledo 11-8-75 30. 223 Chad Spann Minnesota 9-25-10 62. 185 Pete Roth Kent State 9-22-84 31. 222 Allen Ross Illinois State 9-30-78 185 Garrett Wolfe Western Michigan 10-23-04 222 Michael Turner Miami (OH) 10-12-02 64. 181 Chandler Harnish Ball State 11-15-11 33. 221 Jerry Latin Marshall 10-13-73 65. 180 John LaLonde Toledo 11-8-69 34. 217 Vince Smith Idaho 11-16-74 180 Darryl Richardson Ohio 11-16-85 35. 214 Charles Talley UNLV 10-7-95 180 Drew Hare Miami (Ohio) 10-18-14 36. 213 Michael Turner Toledo 11-23-02 68. 178 Chandler Harnish North Dakota 9-11-10 37. 209 Marshall Taylor UNLV 11-28-87 69. 177 Thomas Hammock South Florida 8-30-01 38 207 Jordan Lynch Ball State 10-6-12 177 Michael Turner Toledo 11-15-03 39. 206 Charles Talley Oregon State 11-16-96 177 Garrett Wolfe Toledo 11-16-05 40. 205 Mark Kellar Xavier 11-10-73 72. 176 Vince Smith Western Michigan 9-21-74 205 Mark Kellar Indiana State 9-8-73 73. 174 Chad Spann Eastern Michigan 11-5-09 42. 203 Michael Turner Kent State 9-28-02 174 Thomas Hammock Akron 10-14-00 203 Garrett Wolfe Central Michigan 11-17-06 75. 173 LeShon Johnson SW Louisiana 10-23-93 44. 202 Garrett Wolfe Bowling Green 9-24-04 173 Michael Turner Western Michigan 10-18-03 45. 199 Mark Kellar Ball State 10-20-73 77. 172 Brett Schroeder Southern Illinois 10-7-89 199 Michael Turner Central Michigan 10-11-03 172 Brian Grimes Paciﬁ c 10-15-94 47. 198 Garrett Wolfe Indiana State 9-23-06 172 Thomas Hammock Wake Forest 8-29-02 48. 197 Garrett Wolfe Miami (OH) 10-5-05 80. 171 Garrett Wolfe Ohio State 9-2-06 49. 196 Garrett Wolfe Ohio 9-9-06 81. 170 Adam Dach Akron 11-3-90 50. 195 Adam Dach Arkansas State 9-14-91 82. 169 Allen Ross Ball State 11-18-78 195 Thomas Hammock Central Michigan 10-27-01 169 Allen Ross Kent State 11-1-80 84. 168 Stacey Robinson Kansas State 9-23-89 Nine-Straight 1,000-Yard Rushers: 1999-2007 168 Justin Anderson Eastern Michigan 9-15-07 Year Player Attempts Yards 86. 167 Adam Dach Minnesota 9-24-88 1999 William Andrews 240 1,127 167 Justin Anderson Idaho 9-22-07 2000 Thomas Hammock 215 1,083 88. 166 Stacey Robinson Murray State 10-20-90 166 Michael Turner Eastern Michigan 11-22-03 2001 Thomas Hammock 268 1,096 166 Drew Hare Eastern Michigan 10-25-14 2002 Michael Turner 338 1,915 91. 165 Michael Turner Central Michigan 10-19-02 2003 Michael Turner 310 1,648 92. 164 Garrett Wolfe Eastern Michigan 11-24-06 2004 Garrett Wolfe 256 1,656 93. 163 Mark Kellar Long Beach State 11-17-72 2005 Garrett Wolfe 242 1,580 163 Marshall Taylor Western Michigan 9-19-87 2006 Garrett Wolfe 309 1,928 163 Michael Turner Buffalo 11-8-03 2007 Justin Anderson 274 1,245 163 Justin Anderson Temple 10-6-07 112 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS RUSHING Yds. Player Opponent Date NIU’s 400-Yard Rushing Games 97. 162 Garrett Wolfe Miami 10-8-06 162 Jordan Lynch Toledo 11-14-12 Yds. Opponent Date 99. 161 Vince Smith Indiana State 10-9-76 1. 733 Fresno State 10-6-90 161 Allen Ross East Tennessee State 9-15-79 2. 539 Cincinnati 11-18-89 161 Stacey Robinson Southern Illinois 10-7-89 3. 499 Kent State 10-28-72 161 Charles Talley Akron 10-26-96 4. 494 Western Michigan 10-15-11 161 Jordan Lynch Toledo 11-20-13 5. 471 Ball State 10-20-73 104. 160 Thomas Hammock Toledo 11-4-00 6. 459 UNLV 11-28-87 160 Michael Turner Wisconsin 9-14-02 7. 456 UNLV 10-7-95 160 Jordan Lynch Kent State 11-30-12 8. 454 Kent State 10-5-13 107. 159 Charles Talley Southern Mississippi 8-31-95 159 Jordan Lynch Idaho 9-14-13 9. 447 Ohio 11-16-85 109. 158 Mark Carlson Kent State 10-28-72 10. 437 Central Michigan 10-19-13 158 Ivory Bryant Western Michigan 9-13-97 11. 433 Miami (Ohio) 10-18-14 111. 157 Pete Roth Kent State 9-18-82 12. 432 Western Michigan 9-19-87 157 Adam Dach Toledo 11-23-91 13. 426 Murray State 10-20-90 157 LeShon Johnson Western Michigan 10-31-92 426 Arkansas State 11-11-95 157 Brian Grimes Nevada 10-1-94 15. 425 Western Michigan 11-26-13 157 Jordan Lynch UMass 11-3-12 16. 424 Presbyterian 8-28-14 157 William Andrews Western Michigan 9-25-99 17. 418 Illinois State 10-27-73 157 Justin Anderson Central Michigan 9-29-07 418 Eastern Michigan 11-5-09 118. 156 Chad Spann Miami (Ohio) 10-24-09 156 Charles Talley SW Louisiana 11-9-96 19. 416 Southern Illinois 10-7-89 156 Michael Turner Alabama 9-20-03 20. 408 Eastern Michigan 11-20-04 121. 155 Adam Dach SW Louisiana 11-17-90 21. 407 Western Illinois 9-30-89 122. 154 William Andrews Eastern Michigan 11-20-99 407 Central Michigan 9-29-12 123. 153 Pete Roth Ball State 10-2-82 23. 403 Kansas State 9-22-90 153 Garrett Wolfe Eastern Michigan 10-15-05 125. 152 LeShon Johnson SW Louisiana 11-7-92 Yds. Player Opponent Date 152 Thomas Hammock Sam Houston State 9-22-01 163. 140 Ed Johnson Ball State 11-9-74 152 Leighton Settle Central Michigan 9-29-12 140 Allen Ross Southern Illinois 10-22-77 128. 151 Charles Talley Utah State 10-14-95 140 Michael Turner Akron 10-14-00 151 Chandler Harnish Bowling Green 11-8-11 140 Thomas Hammock Illinois State 9-9-00 130. 150 Me’co Brown Purdue 9-19-09 140 Justin Anderson Navy 11-17-07 131. 149 Mark Kellar Toledo 11-4-72 140 Chad Spann North Dakota 9-11-10 149 Darryl Richardson Central Michigan 11-23-85 169. 139 Pete Roth Miami (OH) 11-13-82 149 Chandler Harnish Toledo 11-9-10 139 Thomas Hammock Western Michigan 10-20-01 134. 148 Mark Kellar Xavier 10-7-72 139 A.J. Harris Southern Illinois 9-11-04 148 Allen Ross Western Michigan 9-16-78 172. 138 Rodney Taylor Eastern Michigan 11-8-86 148 Thomas Hammock Western Michigan 10-21-00 138 Stacey Robinson SW Louisiana 11-4-89 148 Garrett Wolfe Michigan 9-3-05 138 Ivory Bryant North Carolina State 9-20-97 148 Chandler Harnish Eastern Michigan 11-25-11 138 Jasmin Hopkins Army 9-3-11 148 Cameron Stingily Ball State 11-5-14 176. 136 Marshall Taylor Bowling Green 11-1-86 140. 147 Tim Tyrrell Bowling Green 10-22-83 136 Jordan Lynch Western Michigan 10-27-12 147 Thomas Hammock Buffalo 10-28-00 178. 135 Mark Kellar Western Michigan 9-22-73 142. 146 Mark Kellar Kent State 10-28-72 135 Cleveland West Illinois State 10-11-80 146 Marshall Taylor Ohio 11-16-85 135 Adam Dach Illinois State 11-16-91 146 Charles Talley Florida 11-4-95 181. 134 Michael Turner Tennessee Tech 9-6-03 146 Charles Talley Arkansas State 9-21-96 134 Michael Turner Iowa State 9-27-03 146 Chad Spann Western Michigan 10-30-10 134 Jordan Lynch Kansas 9-22-12 146 Cameron Stingily Toledo 11-20-13 134 Cameron Stingily Eastern Illinois 9-21-13 148. 145 John LaLonde Xavier 9-26-70 185. 133 John LaLonde San Diego State 9-12-70 145 Mark Kellar Marshall 9-30-72 133 Ed Johnson Idaho 11-22-75 145 Stacey Robinson Kansas State 9-22-90 133 Charles Talley Louisville 9-9-95 151. 144 Jordan Lynch Central Michigan 9-29-12 133 Chandler Harnish Toledo 11-1-11 152. 143 Allen Ross Toledo 11-10-79 133 Cameron Stingily Miami (Ohio) 10-18-14 143 Scott Florence UNLV 10-7-95 190. 132 Chad Spann Western Michigan 10-3-09 143 Thomas Hammock Central Florida 10-7-00 132 John LaLonde Buffalo 11-21-70 143 Jasmin Hopkins Cal Poly 9-24-11 132 Mark Kellar Western Michigan 9-23-72 156. 142 Adam Dach Western Illinois 11-5-88 132 Carl Fisher Toledo 11-5-77 142 Garrett Wolfe Central Florida 10-9-04 132 Stacey Robinson Toledo 11-11-89 142 Jordan Lynch Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 132 Justin Anderson Western Michigan 10-13-07 159. 141 Mark Kellar Xavier 11-20-71 196. 131 Allen Ross Long Beach State 9-5-80 141 Mark Kellar Bowling Green 11-17-73 131 Jordan Lynch Akron 10-20-12 141 Pete Roth Eastern Michigan 10-23-82 198. 130 Michael Turner Ball State 10-5-02 141 Charles Talley Eastern Illinois 9-24-94 199. 129 Byron Florence Marshall 10-9-71 129 LeShon Johnson Indiana 9-11-93 www.NIUHuskies.com 113 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS RUSHING

Yds. Player Opponent Date Yds. Player Opponent Date 129 William Andrews Kent State 10-23-99 268. 108 Ken Moore Long Beach State 9-25-76 129 Jordan Lynch Buffalo 10-13-12 108 Charles Talley Arkansas State 11-5-94 203. 128 Pete Roth Toledo 9-4-82 108 Brian Grimes Louisiana Tech 10-22-94 128 Adam Dach Kansas State 9-22-90 271. 107 Marshall Taylor Toledo 10-18-86 128 Akeem Daniels Kent State 11-30-12 107 Adam Dach Western Michigan 11-12-88 206. 127 Rick Bridges Ohio 11-24-79 107 Adam Dach Western Illinois 9-30-89 127 Pete Roth Long Beach State 9-12-81 107 LeShon Johnson Wisconsin 9-26-92 127 Charles Talley San Jose State 9-16-95 107 Jordan Lynch Eastern Michigan 11-23-12 209. 126 Antonio Davis Ohio 11-15-86 276. 106 Jerry Latin McNeese State 9-7-74 126 William Andrews Western Illinois 9-2-99 106 Allen Ross Toledo 11-7-80 126 Michael Turner Ball State 11-1-03 106 Kent Iwema Western Illinois 11-7-87 126 Jordan Lynch Bowling Green 12-6-13 106 Ivory Bryant Eastern Michigan 10-24-98 213. 125 Chad Spann Akron 10-31-09 106 A.J. Harris Ball State 11-1-03 125 Rodney Taylor Toledo 10-8-88 106 Jordan Lynch UT Martin 9-8-12 125 LeShon Johnson Illinois State 9-12-92 282. 105 Cleveland West Southern Illinois 10-4-80 125 Jordan Lynch Army 9-15-12 105 Joe Law Miami (OH) 11-14-81 217. 123 Me’co Brown Miami (OH) 10-11-08 105 LeShon Johnson Louisiana Tech 10-30-93 123 Mike Paull Illinois State 10-16-76 285. 104 Jasmin Hopkins Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 123 A.J. Harris Tennessee Tech 9-17-05 104 DeMarcus Grady Eastern Michigan 11-5-09 123 Jordan Lynch Ball State 11-13-13 104 Ed Johnson Northwestern 9-20-75 221. 122 Jasmin Hopkins Ball State 11-15-11 104 Geary Pryor Eastern Michigan 11-8-97 222. 121 Allen Ross NE Louisiana 9-23-78 104 Adrian Davis Akron 10-2-04 121 Pete Roth Ball State 9-29-84 104 Tommylee Lewis Idaho 9-14-13 121 Brian Grimes Eastern Illinois 9-24-94 291. 103 Mark Kellar Toledo 11-6-71 225. 120 Allen Ross Ohio 11-24-79 103 Mark Kellar Marshall 10-9-71 120 A.J. Harris Troy 12-30-04 103 Carl Fisher Ball State 11-18-78 227. 119 Geary Pryor Miami (OH) 11-15-97 103 Darryl Richardson Western Michigan 10-6-84 119 Ivory Bryant Miami (OH) 11-7-98 103 Stacey Robinson Toledo 9-15-90 119 Jordan Lynch Iowa 9-1-12 103 LeShon Johnson Iowa State 9-2-93 119 Jordan Lynch Massachusetts 11-2-13 103 William Andrews Toledo 11-13-99 231. 118 Jerry Latin Toledo 11-4-72 298. 102 Marshall Taylor Toledo 10-10-87 118 Mark Kellar Western Illinois 11-3-73 102 Marshall Taylor SW Missouri State 10-1-88 118 Vince Smith Idaho 11-22-75 102 Cameron Stingily UNLV 9-13-14 118 Eugene Edmond Akron 9-3-88 301. 101 John LaLonde Western Kentucky 10-21-69 118 Chandler Harnish Cal Poly 9-24-11 101 Ivory Bryant Bowling Green 11-21-98 118 Akeem Daniels Presbyterian 8-28-14 101 Chad Spann Central Michigan 10-23-10 237. 117 Chandler Harnish Illinois 9-18-10 304. 100 Jerry Latin Fresno State 10-6-73 117 Me’co Brown Western Illinois 9-12-09 100 Allen Ross Central Michigan 10-8-77 117 Chandler Harnish Kent State 11-18-08 100 Tim Tyrrell Ohio 11-6-82 117 Mark Kellar West Texas State 9-29-73 100 Charles Talley Cincinnati 10-28-95 117 William Andrews Ball State 10-9-99 100 Chad Spann Temple 10-9-10 242. 116 Joe Law Eastern Michigan 10-24-81 116 Justin Anderson Toledo 10-27-07 116 Cameron Stingily Bowling Green 12-5-14 245. 115 Pete Genatempo Lamar 9-12-87 115 Corey Ray Arkansas State 10-13-90 247. 114 Mark Kellar Illinois State 9-9-72 248. 113 Chandler Harnish Toledo 11-1-11 113 Chandler Harnish Bowling Green 10-25-08 113 Mark Carlson Long Beach State 11-17-72 113 William Andrews Buffalo 10-2-99 113 Jordan Lynch Western Michigan 10-15-11 253. 112 Ed Johnson Illinois State 10-26-74 112 Alex Armato Kent State 11-4-78 112 Marshall Taylor Bowling Green 11-2-85 112 Akeem Daniels Eastern Michigan 11-23-12 257. 111 Chad Spann Buffalo 10-16-10 111 Me’co Brown Eastern Michigan 9-27-08 111 Thomas Hammock Illinois 9-8-01 260. 110 Garrett Wolfe Akron 10-2-04 110 David Bryant Kent State 11-10-07 262. 109 DeMarcus Grady Akron 10-31-09 109 John LaLonde Ball State 10-25-69 109 Jerry Latin Idaho 10-14-72 109 Ed Johnson Southern Illinois 10-19-74 109 Allen Ross Southern Illinois 10-28-78 109 Stacey Robinson East Carolina 11-10-90 MAC Player of the Year Chad Spann scored 22 touchdowns in 2010.

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In 2014, Cameron Stingily became the ϔirst running back to lead the Huskies in rushing since 2010; he gained 971 yards with 14 rushing scores. Year-by-year leaders

Year Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD 1981 Joe Law 143 596 4.2 2 1948 Bob Brigham 138 786 5.7 7 1982 Pete Roth 220 1,008 4.6 4 1949 Ernie Wickstrom 63 452 7.2 X 1983 Darryl Richardson 235 1,204 5.1 10 1950 Hugh Helms 94 506 5.4 X 1984 Pete Roth 137 557 4.1 4 1951 Bill Graham 64 395 6.2 X 1985 Darryl Richardson 121 585 4.8 3 1952 Jack Pheanis 69 339 4.9 X 1986 Antonio Davis 141 648 4.6 4 1953 Wes Luedeking 97 330 3.4 X 1987 Marshall Taylor # 157 826 5.3 7 1954 Bill Graham 91 236 2.6 X 1988 Adam Dach 192 906 4.7 3 1955 Bob Snider 66 242 3.7 X 1989 Stacey Robinson # 223 1,443 6.5 19 1956 Tom Skubich 89 404 4.5 X 1990 Stacey Robinson # 193 1,238 6.4 19 1957 Ron Hansen 41 211 5.1 X 1991 Adam Dach 165 847 5.1 5 1958 Joe Plaskas 136 511 3.8 X 1992 LeShon Johnson 265 1,338 5.0 6 1959 Joe Plaskas 140 698 5.0 8 1993 LeShon Johnson 327 1,976 6.0 12 1960 Bob Soltis 77 559 7.3 X 1994 Brian Grimes 169 876 5.2 8 1961 Mickey Stevens 50 225 4.5 2 1995 Charles Talley 285 1,540 5.4 7 1962 Jack Dean 100 504 5.0 X 1996 Charles Talley 241 1,008 4.2 11 1963 Jack Dean 78 516 6.6 X 1997 Ivory Bryant 224 828 3.7 4 1964 Jack Dean * 160 733 4.6 X 1998 Ivory Bryant 187 655 3.5 4 1965 Leigh Gilbert 97 473 4.9 X 1999 William Andrews 240 1,127 4.7 9 1966 Jim Wendler 78 358 4.6 3 2000 Thomas Hammock 215 1,083 5.0 16 1967 Bruce Bray 76 344 4.5 1 2001 Thomas Hammock 268 1,096 4.1 7 1968 John LaLonde 177 866 4.9 2 2002 Michael Turner 338 1,915 5.7 19 1969 John LaLonde 187 813 4.4 6 2003 Michael Turner 310 1,648 5.3 14 1970 John LaLonde 145 548 3.8 6 2004 Garrett Wolfe 256 1,656 6.5 18 1971 Mark Kellar 168 710 4.2 7 2005 Garrett Wolfe 242 1,580 6.5 16 1972 Mark Kellar 285 1,316 4.6 9 2006 Garrett Wolfe 309 1,928 6.2 18 1973 Mark Kellar 291 1,719 5.9 16 2007 Justin Anderson 274 1,245 4.5 8 1974 Vince Smith 131 720 5.5 4 2008 Chandler Harnish# 118 539 4.6 4 1975 Ed Johnson 179 814 4.5 5 2009 Chad Spann 179 1,038 5.8 19 1976 Vince Smith 105 448 4.3 2 2010 Chad Spann 258 1,388 5.4 22 1977 Allen Ross 273 1,043 3.8 8 2011 Chandler Harnish# 194 1,379 7.1 11 1978 Allen Ross 259 1,033 4.0 10 2012 Jordan Lynch# 294 1,815 6.2 19 1979 Allen Ross 194 751 3.9 8 2013 Jordan Lynch# 292 1,920 6.6 23 1980 Allen Ross 141 673 4.8 4 2014 Cameron Stingily 193 971 5.0 14

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TEAM RECORDS TEAM SEASON HIGHS Most Attempts Passing Yards Completion Percentage Game: 68 vs. Central Michigan (11-9-63)* Yards Att. Year Comp. Pct. Comp. Att. Year Season: 418 (2013) 1 3,386 408 2011 1. .680 229 337 2005 2. 3,239 410 2012 2. .653 237 363 1962 Most Completions 3. 3,144 406 1963 3. .632 208 329 2010 Game: 43 vs. Illinois State (10-19-63)* 4. 3,116 418 2013 4. .628 255 406 1963 43 vs. Central Michigan (11-9-63)* 5. 2,849 337 2005 5. .624 261 418 2013 Season: 261 (2013) 6. 2,689 385 2014 6. .620 253 408 2011 7. 2,655 329 2010 7. .613 168 274 2009 Highest Completion Percentage 8. 2,627 350 2003 8. .598 245 410 2012 9. 2,580 386 2006 9. .595 229 385 2014 Game (min. 10 att.): .929 (13-of-14) vs. Ball State 10. 2,570 363 1962 10. .591 207 350 2003 (11-12-09) Season (min. 75 att.): .680 (229-for-337), 2005 Yards Per Game Passing Touchdowns Most Yards Gained YPG Att. Year TD’s Yards Year 1. 349.3 406 1963 1. 32 3,144 1963 Game: 492 vs. Illinois State (10-19-63)* 2. 285.6 363 1962 2. 29 3,386 2011 Season: 3,386 (2011) 3. 250.1 345 1965 29 3,116 2013 4. 241.9 408 2011 4. 26 2,251 1965 Highest Yards Per Game Average 5. 237.4 337 2005 26 3,239 2012 Season: 349.3 (1963)* 6. 231.4 410 2012 6. 25 2,627 2003 7. 222.6 418 2013 7. 24 2,849 2005 Highest Avg. Yards Per Completion 8. 220.8 372 1967 8. 23 2,570 1962 Season: 21.7 (1957)* 9. 218.9 350 2003 23 2,655 2010 10. 211.6 323 1966 10. 22 2,407 2004 Highest Average Yards Per Attempt Season: 8.5 (2005) Pass Attempts Att. Yards Year Most First Downs Passing 1. 418 3,116 2013 Game: 24 vs. Illinois State (10-19-63)* 2. 410 3,239 2012 Season: 149 (2011) 3. 408 3,386 2011 4. 406 3,144 1963 Most Touchdown Passes 5. 386 2,580 2006 6. 385 2,689 2014 Game: 7 vs. UW-Whitewater (9-14-63);* 7. 378 2,429 2007 7 vs. Illinois State (11-6-65)* 8. 372 2,208 1967 Season: 32 (1963)* 9. 363 2,570 1962 10. 350 2,627 2003 Most Interceptions Thrown Game: 8 vs. West Texas State (11-4-67)* Pass Completions Season: 23 (1967)* Comp. Att. Year 1. 261 418 2013 Fewest Interceptions Thrown 2. 255 406 1963 Season: 3 (2014) 3. 253 408 2011 4. 245 410 2012 Lowest Percentage Intercepted 5. 237 363 1962 Season: 0.78 - 3 INTs, 385 attempts - (2014) 6. 229 337 2005 229 385 2014 8. 220 378 2007 * Indicates College Division 9. 217 386 2006 10. 208 329 2010

Stacey Robinson was a dual-threat quarterback for the Huskies in 1989 and 1990.

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Individual records Highest Completion Percentage Game (min. 20 comp.): .818 (27-for-33), Chandler Harnish vs. Kansas (9-10-11) Season (min. 100 comp.): .706 (168-for-238), Phil Horvath (2005) Career (min. 300 comp.): .640 (577-for-902), George Bork (1960-63)*

Most Completions Game: 43, George Bork vs. Central Michigan (11-9-63)* Season: 253, Jordan Lynch (2009-13) Career: 687, Chandler Harnish (2008-11)

Most Attempts Game: 68, George Bork vs. Central Michigan (11-9-63)* Season: 404, Jordan Lynch (2013) Career: 1,110, Chandler Harnish (2008-11)

Most Passing Yards Game: 486, Phil Horvath vs. Akron (9-24-05) Season: 3,216, Chandler Harnish (2011) Career: 8,944, Chandler Harnish (2008-11)

Most Touchdowns Thrown Game: 7, George Bork vs. UW-Whitewater (9-14-63)* Season: 32, George Bork (1963)* Career: 68, Chandler Harnish (2008-11) Phil Horvath (2004-06) passed for a school-record 486 yards against Akron on September 24, 2005. Yards Per Completion Season: 16.6, Bob Heimerdinger (1951)* Career: 16.3, Bob Heimerdinger (1948-51)* Career Leaders

Yards Per Attempt Passing Yards Player Years Att. Comp. Pct. Yards Season: 8.75, Dan Nicholson (2005) 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,110 687 61.9 8,944 Career: 8.06, Chandler Harnish (2008-11) 2. George Bork 1960-63 * 902 577 63.4 6,782 3. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-2001 910 502 55.2 6,551 Most Interceptions Thrown 4. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 824 509 61.8 6,209 Game: 7, Bob Carpenter vs. West Texas State (11-4-67)* 5. Josh Haldi 2001-04 776 427 55.0 6,015 Season: 18, Bob Heimerdinger (1950, 1951)* 6. Phil Horvath 2004-06 630 397 62.5 4,887 Career: 46, Bob Heimerdinger (1948-51)* 7. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 582 300 51.5 4,167 8. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51 * 552 251 45.5 4,076 Most 400-Yard Games 9. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 527 312 59.2 3,559 Season: 2, George Bork (1963)* 10. Pete Kraker 1976-78 618 284 46.0 3,290 Career: 3, George Bork (1960-63)* Passing Yards Per Game (minimum 100 yards/game) Most 300-Yard Games Player Years Yards Games Yds./Gm. Season: 3, George Bork (1963)* 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 8,944 47 190.3 3, Chandler Harnish (2011) 2. Phil Horvath 2004-06 4,887 27 181.0 Career: 6, Chandler Harnish (2008-11) 3. Josh Haldi 2001-04 6,015 36 167.1 4. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-2001 6,551 41 159.8 Highest Efﬁ ciency Rating 5. Drew Hare 2013- 2,475 17 145.6 Game: 261.3, George Bork vs. UW-Whitewater (9-14-63)* 6. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 3,559 27 131.8 Season: 159.45, Phil Horvath (2005) 7. Aaron Gilbert 1994-95 2,494 19 131.3 Career: 145.1, Chandler Harnish (2008-2011) 8. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 6,209 50 124.2 9. Scott Crabtree 1992-93 1,698 16 106.1 * Indicates College Division 10. Pete Kraker 1976-78 3,290 32 102.8 Pass Attempts Player Years Comp. Yards Att. 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-2011 687 8,944 1,110 2. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-2001 502 6,551 910 3. George Bork 1960-63 * 577 6,782 902 4. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 509 6,209 824 5. Josh Haldi 2001-04 427 6,015 776 6. Phil Horvath 2004-06 397 4,887 630 7. Pete Kraker 1976-78 284 3,290 618 8. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 300 4,167 582 9. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51 * 251 4,081 552 10. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 312 3,559 527 www.NIUHuskies.com 117 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS PASSING

Passing Attempts Per Game (minimum 15 attempts) Yards Per Completion (minimum 200 completions) Player Years Att. Games Att./Gm Player Years Comp. Yards Yds./Comp. 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,110 47 23.6 1. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51 * 250 4,076 16.30 2. Phil Horvath 2004-06 630 27 23.3 2. Josh Haldi 2001-04 427 6,015 14.09 3. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-2001 910 41 22.2 3. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 300 4,167 13.89 4. Josh Haldi 2001-04 776 36 21.6 4. Chris Finlen 1997, 1999-2001 502 6,551 13.05 5. Drew Hare 2014- 335 17 19.7 5. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 687 8,944 13.02 6. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 527 27 19.5 6. Mike Griesman 1965-67 * 218 2,811 12.89 7. Aaron Gilbert 1994-95 369 19 19.4 7. Phil Horvath 2004-06 397 4,887 12.31 8. Pete Kraker 1976-78 618 32 19.3 8. Ron Christian 1963-65 * 239 2,933 12.27 9. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 824 50 16.5 9. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 509 6,209 12.20 10. Frisman Jackson 1997-99 259 16 16.2 10. John Gibbons 1978-81 202 2,410 11.93

Yards Per Attempt (minimum 200 attempts) Touchdown Passes Player Years Att. Yards Yds./Att. Player Years Yards TDs 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,110 8,944 8.06 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 8.944 68 2. Lew Flinn 1957-59 * 414 3,233 7.81 2. George Bork 1960-63 * 6,782 60 3. Phil Horvath 2004-06 630 4,887 7.76 3. Josh Haldi 2001-04 6,015 55 4. Josh Haldi 2001-04 776 6,015 7.75 4. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 6,209 51 5. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 824 6,209 7.54 5. Chris Finlen 1997, 1999-2001 6,551 42 6. Frisman Jackson 1997-99 259 1,327 7.52 6. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51 * 4,081 38 7. Bob Heimerdinger 1949-51 * 550 4,076 7.41 7. Ron Christian 1963-65 * 2,933 36 8. Drew Hare 201- 335 2,475 7.39 8. Phil Horvath 2004-06 4,887 35 9. Rob Rugai 1990-92 221 1,620 7.33 Lew Flinn 1957-59 * 3,233 35 10. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-2001 910 6,551 7.20 10. Mike Griesman 1965-67 * 2,811 26

Pass Completions Touchdown Passes Per Game (minimum 0.5 TD passes) Player Years Att. Yards Comp. Player Years TD Games TD/Gm 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,110 8,944 687 1. Josh Haldi 2001-04 55 36 1.53 2. George Bork 1960-63 * 902 6,782 577 2. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 68 47 1.45 3. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 824 6,209 509 3. Phil Horvath 2004-06 35 27 1.30 4. Chris Finlen 1997, 1999-2001 910 6,551 502 4. Drew Hare 2013- 20 17 1.18 5. Josh Haldi 2001-04 776 6,015 427 5. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-2001 42 41 1.02 6. Phil Horvath 2004-06 630 4,887 397 6. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 51 50 1.02 7. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 527 3,559 312 7. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 23 27 0.85 8. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 582 4,167 300 8. Aaron Gilbert 1994-95 16 19 0.84 9. Pete Kraker 1976-78 618 3,290 284 9. Scott Crabtree 1992-93 10 16 0.63 10. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51 * 552 4,076 250 10. Darryl Taylor 1983-84 8 13 0.62 * Indicates College Division Pass Completions Per Game (minimum 7 completions) Player Years Comp. Games Avg. 1. Phil Horvath 2004-06 397 27 14.7 2. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 687 47 14.6 Longest Passes 3. Chris Finlen 1997, 1999-2001 502 41 12.2 Yds. Passer-Receiver Opponent Date 4. Josh Haldi 2001-04 427 36 11.9 1. 99 Dan Urban-Justin McCareins Ball State 9-30-00 5. Drew Hare 2013- 199 17 11.7 2. 96 Chris Finlen-Darrell Hill Eastern Michigan 11-20-99 6. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 312 27 11.6 3. 93 George Bork-Rich Bader Eastern Michigan 11-5-60 7. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 509 50 10.2 4. 92 Dan Nicholson-Matt Simon Central Michigan 9-29-07 8. Aaron Gilbert 1994-95 172 19 9.1 5. 91 Chandler Harnish-Nathan Palmer Minnesota 8-30-08 9. Pete Kraker 1976-78 284 32 8.9 10. Scott Crabtree 1992-93 121 16 7.6 5. 88 Tom Beck-Rich Bader N.W. Missouri St. 9-16-61 6. 86 Bob Heimerdinger-Ernie Wickstrom Southern Illinois 10-14-50 Completion Percentage (minimum 200 completions) 7. 83 Bob Heimerdinger-Fran Cahill Illinois State 10-20-51 Player Years Att. Comp. Pct. 8. 81 Drew Hare-Chad Beebe Massachusetts 11-2-13 1. George Bork 1960-63 * 902 577 .640 9. 80 Mark Carlson-Byron Florence Fresno State 11-11-72 2. Phil Horvath 2004-06 630 397 .625 10. 79 Dan Nicholson-Sam Hurd Central Michigan 11-5-05 3. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,110 687 .619 79 Chandler Harnish-Akeem Daniels Bowling Green 11-8-11 4. Jordan Lynch 2009-2013 824 509 .618 12. 78 Josh Haldi-Dan Sheldon Ball State 10-30-04 5. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 527 312 .592 13. 77 Marshall Taylor-Keith Hurley Northwestern 9-26-87 6. Chris Finlen 1997, 1999-2001 910 502 .552 77^ Josh Haldi-P.J. Fleck Buffalo 11-8-03 7. Josh Haldi 2001-04 776 427 .550 15. 75 George Bork-Hugh Rohrschneider N.E. Missouri St. 9-28-63 8. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 582 300 .515 75 Kenneth Williams-Ralph Strickland Louisiana Tech 11-18-95 9. Ron Christian 1963-65 * 470 239 .501 10. Mike Griesman 1965-67 * 443 218 .492 17. 74 George Bork-Hugh Rohrschneider UW-Whitewater 9-14-63 74 Mike Griesman-Jack Frost Bradley 10-15-66 74 Aaron Gilbert-Vaurice Patterson New Mexico State 10-8-94 20. 73 Chris Finlen-Justin McCareins Central Michigan 10-16-99 73 Jordan Lynch-Martel Moore Toledo 11-14-12

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Pass Attempts Per Game (minimum 20 attempts) single season Leaders Player Year Att. Games Att./Gm Passing Yardage 1. Chris Finlen 2001 331 11 30.1 Player Year Att. Comp. Pct. Yards 2. Jordan Lynch 2013 404 14 28.9 1. Chandler Harnish 2011 384 237 61.7 3,216 3. Jordan Lynch 2012 394 14 28.1 2. Jordan Lynch 2012 394 237 60.2 3,138 4. Josh Haldi 2003 336 12 28.0 3. George Bork 1963 * 374 244 65.2 3,077 5. Dan Nicholson 2007 248 9 27.6 4. Jordan Lynch 2013 404 253 62.6 2,892 6. Chandler Harnish 2011 384 14 27.4 5. Josh Haldi 2003 336 199 59.2 2,544 7. Phil Horvath 2005 238 9 26.4 6. Chandler Harnish 2010 292 189 64.7 2,530 8. Pete Kraker 1978 283 11 25.7 7. George Bork 1962 * 356 232 65.2 2,506 9. Phil Horvath 2006 269 11 24.5 8. Drew Hare 2014 326 194 59.5 2,322 10. Drew Hare 2014 326 14 23.3 9. Ron Christian 1965 * 323 173 53.6 2,101 10. Chris Finlen 2001 331 166 50.2 2,036 Yards Per Attempt (minimum 75 attempts) Player Year Att. Yards Yds./Att. 1. Dan Nicholson 2005 95 831 8.75 2. Lew Flinn 1957 * 103 897 8.71 3. Chandler Harnish 2010 292 2,530 8.66 4. Phil Horvath 2005 238 2,001 8.41 5. Chandler Harnish 2011 384 3,216 8.38 6. Josh Haldi 2002 254 2,127 8.37 7. Scott Crabtree 1993 141 1,163 8.25 8. George Bork 1963 * 374 3,077 8.23 9. Lew Flinn 1959 * 174 1,420 8.16 10. Chris Finlen 2000 231 1,857 8.04

Pass Completions Player Year Att. Yards Comp. 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 404 2,892 253 2. George Bork 1963 * 374 3,077 244 3. Chandler Harnish 2011 384 3,216 237 Jordan Lynch 2012 394 3,138 237 5. George Bork 1962 * 356 2,506 232 6. Josh Haldi 2003 336 2,544 199 7. Drew Hare 2014 326 2,322 194 8. Chandler Harnish 2010 292 2,530 189 9. Ron Christian 1965 * 323 2,101 173 10. Phil Horvath 2005 238 2,001 168 Josh Haldi (2001-04) averaged a school-record 1.5 touchdown passes per game during his career. Pass Completions Per Game Player Year Comp. Games Comp./Gm 1. Josh Haldi 2003 199 12 28.0 Passing Yardage Per Game (minimum 1,000 yards) 2. Phil Horvath 2005 168 9 18.7 Player Year Yards Games Yds./Gm. 3. Jordan Lynch 2013 253 14 18.1 1. Chandler Harnish 2011 3,216 14 229.7 4. Chandler Harnish 2011 237 14 16.9 2. Jordan Lynch 2012 3,138 14 224.1 Jordan Lynch 2012 237 14 16.9 3. Phil Horvath 2005 2,001 9 222.3 6. Dan Nicholson 2007 151 9 16.8 4. Josh Haldi 2003 2,544 12 212.0 7. Chris Finlen 2001 166 11 15.1 5. Jordan Lynch 2013 2,892 14 206.6 8. Chandler Harnish 2010 289 13 14.5 6. Chandler Harnish 2010 2,530 13 194.6 9. Chandler Harnish 2009 143 10 14.3 7. Chris Finlen 2001 2,036 11 185.1 10. Phil Horvath 2006 157 11 14.3 8. Dan Nicholson 2007 1,633 9 181.4 9. Phil Horvath 2006 1,932 11 175.6 10. Josh Haldi 2002 2,027 12 168.9 Completion Percentage (minimum 100 completions) Player Year Att. Comp. Pct. 1. Phil Horvath 2005 238 168 .706 Pass Attempts 2. George Bork 1963 * 374 244 .652 Player Year Comp. Yards Att. 3. George Bork 1962 * 356 232 .651 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 253 2,892 404 4. Chandler Harnish 2010 292 189 .647 2. Jordan Lynch 2012 237 3,138 394 5. Chandler Harnish 2009 223 143 .641 3. Chandler Harnish 2011 237 3,216 384 6. Jordan Lynch 2013 404 253 .626 4. George Bork 1963 * 244 3,077 374 7. Chandler Harnish 2011 384 237 .617 5. George Bork 1962 * 232 2,506 356 8. Dan Nicholson 2007 248 151 .609 6. Josh Haldi 2003 199 2,544 336 9. Jordan Lynch 2012 394 237 .602 7. Chris Finlen 2001 166 2,036 331 10. Drew Hare 2014 326 194 .595 8. Drew Hare 2014 194 2,322 326 9. Ron Christian 1965 * 173 2,101 323 10. Chandler Harnish 2010 189 2,530 292 www.NIUHuskies.com 119 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS PASSING

Yards Per Completion (minimum 100 completions) Player Year Comp. Yards Yds./Comp. single game Leaders 1. Bob Heimerdinger 1951 * 103 1,710 16.6 2. Bob Heimerdinger 1950 * 102 1,597 15.7 Pass Attempts 3. Josh Haldi 2002 130 2,027 15.6 Att. Player Opponent Date 4. Chris Finlen 2000 131 1,857 14.2 1. 68 George Bork Central Michigan 11-9-63* 5. Chandler Harnish 2011 237 3,216 13.6 2. 56 George Bork UW-LaCrosse 11-10-62* 6. Mike Griesman 1966 * 141 1,899 13.5 56 Ron Christian Truman State 10-9-65* 7. Chandler Harnish 2010 189 2,530 13.4 4. 52 Phil Horvath Akron 9-24-05 8. Jordan Lynch 2012 237 3,138 13.24 5. 50 Chandler Harnish Central Michigan 10-1-11 9. Jerry Golsteyn 1975 117 1,539 13.15 6. 49 Drew Hare Bowling Green (MACC) 12-5-14 10. Pete Kraker 1978 134 1,731 12.9 7. 48 Pete Kraker Central Michigan 11-13-76 Chandler Harnish 2008 118 1,528 12.9 8. 46 Pete Kraker Western Michigan 9-16-78 46 Josh Haldi Ohio 10-4-03 10. 44 Chris Finlen Illinois 9-8-01 Touchdown Passes 44 Ryan Morris Ball State 11-24-07 Player Year Yards TDs 1. George Bork 1963 * 3,077 32 2. Chandler Harnish 2011 3,216 28 Pass Completions 3. Josh Haldi 2003 2,544 25 No. Player Opponent Date Jordan Lynch 2012 3,138 25 1. 43 George Bork Central Michigan 11-9-63* 5. Jordan Lynch 2013 2,892 24 2. 39 Phil Horvath Akron 9-24-05 6. Ron Christian 1965 * 2,101 23 3. 38 George Bork Illinois State 11-3-62* 7. George Bork 1962 * 2,506 22 4. 37 George Bork Nebraska-Omaha 11-10-62* 8. Chandler Harnish 2010 2,530 21 5. 29 Drew Hare Bowling Green (MACC) 12-5-14 9. Lew Flinn 1959 * 1,420 18 6. 27 Chandler Harnish Kansas 9-10-11 Mike Griesman 1966 * 1,899 18 27 Chandler Harnish Central Michigan 10-1-11 Phil Horvath 2005 2,001 18 8. 26 Josh Haldi Ohio 10-4-03 Drew Hare 2014 2,322 18 26 Dan Nicholson Iowa 9-1-07 26 Chandler Harnish Ball State 11-15-11 26 Jordan Lynch Ball State 11-13-13 Touchdown Passes Per Game (minimum 10 TDs) Player Year TD Games TD/Gm Touchdown Passes 1. Josh Haldi 2003 25 12 2.1 No. Player Opponent Date 2. Phil Horvath 2005 18 9 2.0 1. 7 George Bork UW-Whitewater 9-14-63* Chandler Harnish 2011 28 14 2.0 2. 6 Bob Heimerdinger Illinois State 10-20-51* 4. Jordan Lynch 2012 25 14 1.8 6 Josh Haldi Western Michigan 10-23-04 5. Jordan Lynch 2013 24 14 1.71 6 Phil Horvath Akron 9-24-05 6. Josh Haldi 2004 15 9 1.7 6 Chandler Harnish Toledo 11-1-11 7. Chandler Harnish 2010 21 13 1.61 6. 5 Scott Crabtree Nevada 9-25-93 8. Drew Hare 2014 18 14 1.29 5 Chandler Harnish Army 9-3-11 9. Chris Finlen 2001 14 11 1.27 8. 4 Phil Horvath Tennessee Tech 9-17-05 10. Josh Haldi 2002 15 12 1.25 4 Phil Horvath Iowa State 9-18-04 4 Josh Haldi Ball State 10-5-02 4 Darryl Taylor West Texas State 9-1-84 4 Jordan Lynch Western Michigan 10-27-12 4 Jordan Lynch Army 9-15-12 4 Jordan Lynch Eastern Michigan 10-26-13

Passing Yards Yds. Name Opponent Date 1. 486 Phil Horvath Akron 9-24-05 2. 445 George Bork Illinois State 10-19-63* 3. 435 George Bork Illinois State 11-3-62* 4. 416 George Bork UW-Whitewater 9-14-63* 5. 407 Jordan Lynch Toledo 11-14-12 6. 389 George Bork Winona State 9-21-63* 7. 370 Chandler Harnish Central Michigan 10-1-11 8. 345 Jordan Lynch Ball State 11-13-13 9. 342 Jordan Lynch Army 9-15-12 10. 340 Scott Crabtree Nevada 9-25-93

* Indicates College Division

George Bork threw a school-record 32 touchdown passes in 1963 and still ranks at the top of many of NIU’s passing records charts. 120 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS PASSING

year-by-year Leaders 1980 John Gibbons 179 102 1,119 5 3 1981 Rick Bridges 104 49 636 7 4 Year Player Att. Comp. Yds. Int. TD 1982 Tim Tyrrell 93 38 458 3 2 1948 Don Fortunato 164 66 1,214 12 5 1983 Tim Tyrrell 189 91 1,260 5 8 1949 Bob Heimerdinger 115 45 779 10 9 1984 Darryl Taylor 132 62 938 8 7 1950 Bob Heimerdinger 210 102 1,597 18 13 1985 Marshall Taylor 186 94 1,162 10 4 1951 Bob Heimerdinger 225 103 1,710 18 16 1986 Marshall Taylor 130 67 993 9 3 1952 Jim Harmes 106 46 694 11 7 1987 Marshall Taylor 139 76 1,039 4 4 1953 Paul Smith 62 23 275 8 2 1988 Marshall Taylor 127 63 973 7 3 1954 Ron Hicks 108 45 617 11 6 1989 Stacey Robinson 128 65 863 4 5 1955 Don Coulom 90 37 402 11 1 1990 Stacey Robinson 118 58 861 5 8 1956 Joe Plaskas 44 12 154 5 2 1991 Rob Rugai 86 47 624 4 5 1957 Lew Flinn 103 40 897 17 11 1992 Rob Rugai 132 76 987 6 4 1958 Lew Flinn 137 64 916 13 6 1993 Scott Crabtree 141 80 1,163 7 7 1959 Lew Flinn 174 93 1,420 12 18 1994 Aaron Gilbert 185 93 1,437 7 8 1960 Tom Beck 156 77 1,176 7 11 1995 Aaron Gilbert 184 79 1,057 6 8 1961 George Bork 121 72 841 9 4 1996 Brandon Barker 203 105 1,223 10 2 1962 George Bork 356 232 2,506 11 22 1997 Chris Finlen 149 87 1,107 5 5 1963 George Bork 374 244 3,077 12 32 1998 Craig Harmon 172 81 795 9 2 1964 Jack Dean 110 59 716 6 5 1999 Chris Finlen 199 118 1,551 11 12 1965 Ron Christian 323 173 2,101 14 23 2000 Chris Finlen 231 131 1,857 9 11 1966 Mike Griesman 283 141 1,899 12 18 2001 Chris Finlen 331 166 2,036 9 14 1967 Bob Carpenter 203 88 1,169 15 8 2002 Josh Haldi 254 130 2,027 6 15 1968 Bob Carpenter 259 128 1,421 16 11 2003 Josh Haldi 336 199 2,544 9 25 1969 Steve Parker 181 85 827 7 5 2004 Josh Haldi 179 94 1,384 4 15 1970 Terry Drugan 117 58 561 6 4 2005 Phil Horvath 238 168 2,001 18 18 1971 Terry Drugan 174 77 957 15 4 2006 Phil Horvath 269 157 1,932 9 11 1972 Terry Drugan 77 34 390 4 1 2007 Dan Nicholson 248 151 1,633 14 9 1973 Bob Gregolunas 58 27 362 3 1 2008 Chandler Harnish 211 118 1,528 9 8 1974 Jerry Golsteyn 138 62 712 12 1 2009 Chandler Harnish 223 143 1,670 6 11 1975 Jerry Golsteyn 221 117 1,539 13 8 2010 Chandler Harnish 292 189 2,530 5 21 1976 Pete Kraker 152 47 525 16 3 2011 Chandler Harnish 384 237 3,216 6 28 1977 Pete Kraker 183 103 1,034 9 5 2012 Jordan Lynch 394 237 3,138 6 25 1978 Pete Kraker 283 134 1,731 14 10 2013 Jordan Lynch 404 253 2,892 8 24 1979 John Gibbons 124 44 747 8 5 2014 Drew Hare 326 194 2,322 2 18

Tim Tyrrell led the Huskies to the MAC Championship in 1983 and was the irst NIU player to win the MAC MVP Award. www.NIUHuskies.com 121 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS RECEIVING Individual records CAREER LEADERS Most Receptions Pass Receptions Game: 17, Gary Stearns vs. Central Michigan (11-9-63)* Player Seasons Yards Avg. Rec. Season: 91, Dave Petzke (1978) 1. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 2,991 14.7 204 Freshman: 42, Britt Davis (2005) 2. Hugh Rohrschneider 1960-63 * 2,224 12.2 183 Sophomore: 57, Britt Davis (2006) 3. P.J. Fleck 1999-2003 2,162 12.1 179 Junior: 86, Tommylee Lewis (2013) 4. Martel Moore 2009-12 2,544 14.3 178 Senior: 91, Dave Petzke (1978) 5. Da’Ron Brown 2011-14 2,295 14.8 155 Career: 204, Justin McCareins (1997-2000) 6. Dave Petzke 1977-78 1,958 13.2 148 7. Britt Davis 2005-08 1,676 11.5 146 Most Receptions Per Game 8. Deon Mitchell 1995-98 1,951 13.6 143 Season: 8.3, Dave Petzke (1978) Sam Hurd 2002-05 2,322 16.2 143 Career: 6.7, Dave Petzke (1977-78) 10. Gary Stearns 1960-63 * 1,958 13.8 142

Most Yards Gained Receiving Yards Game: 266, Sam Hurd vs. Central Michigan (11-5-05) Player Seasons Rec Avg. Yards Season: 1,215, Dave Petzke (1978) 1. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 204 14.7 2,991 Freshman: 512, Sam Hurd (2002) 2. Martel Moore 2009-12 178 14.3 2,544 Sophomore: 763, Dan Sheldon (2003) 3. Sam Hurd 2002-05 143 16.2 2,322 Junior: 969, Matt Simon (2007) 4. Da’Ron Brown 2011-14 155 14.8 2,295 Senior: 1,215, Dave Petzke (1978) 5. Hugh Rohrschneider 1960-63 * 183 12.2 2,224 Career: 2,991, Justin McCareins (1997-2000) 6. P.J. Fleck 1999-2003 179 12.1 2,162 7. Dan Sheldon 2001-04 94 21.1 1,986 Highest Average Yards Per Catch 8. Gary Stearns 1960-63 * 142 13.8 1,958 Dave Petzke 1977-78 148 13.2 1,958 Game (min. 5 rec.): 37.2, Dan Sheldon vs. Eastern Michigan (11-16-02) 10. Deon Mitchell 1995-98 143 13.6 1,951 Season (min. 20 rec.): 23.4, Dan Sheldon, 2004 Career (min. 50 rec.): 21.1, Dan Sheldon (2001-04) Touchdown Catches Most Touchdown Catches Player Seasons Rec Yards TD 1. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 204 2,991 29 Game: 4, Fran Cahill vs. Illinois St. (10-20-51)*; 2. Martel Moore 2009-12 178 2,544 24 4, Hugh Rohrschneider vs. UW-Whitewater (9-14-63)* 3. John Spilis 1966-68* 138 1,815 22 Season: 14, Hugh Rohrschneider (1963)* 4. Sam Hurd 2002-05 143 2,322 21 Career: 29, Justin McCareins (1997-2000) 5. Al Eck 1958-60* 111 1,812 19 Hugh Rohrschneider 1960-63* 183 2,224 19 Most 100-Yard Games Da’Ron Brown 2011-14 155 2,295 19 Season: 6, Dave Petzke (1978); Justin McCareins (2000); Martel Moore (2012) 8. Dan Sheldon 2001-04 94 1,986 18 Career: 13, Justin McCareins (1997-2000) 9. Gary Stearns 1960-63* 142 1,958 17 10. Dave Petzke 1977-78 148 1,958 16 Most Consecutive 100-Yard Games Nathan Palmer 2008-2011 93 1,575 16 Season: 3, Justin McCareins (1999, 2000), Darrell Hill (2001)

Most Receptions By Running Back Season: 45, Justin Anderson (2007) Career: 88, Jack Dean (1961-64) *

Most Receptions By Tight End Season: 39, Reggie Sims (1984) Career: 72, Reggie Sims (1981-84)

* Indicates College Division

Justin McCareins (1997-2000) holds the NIU record with 204 career receptions. 122 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS Receiving

single season Leaders single GAME Leaders Pass Receptions Pass Receptions Player Season Yards Avg Rec. No. Player Opponent Date 1. Dave Petzke 1978 1,215 13.4 91 1. 17 Gary Stearns Central Michigan 11-9-63* 2. Tommylee Lewis 2013 715 8.3 86 2. 14 P.J. Fleck Ohio 10-4-03 3. P.J. Fleck 2003 1,028 13.4 77 14 Sam Hurd Akron 9-24-05 4. Hugh Rohrschneider 1962 * 795 10.3 76 4. 13 Gary Stearns Illinois State 10-19-63* 5. Hugh Rohrschneider 1963 * 1,036 13.8 75 13 P.J. Fleck Maryland 8-28-03 Martel Moore 2012 1,083 14.4 75 6. 12 Sam Hurd Central Michigan 11-5-05 7. Da’Ron Brown 2014 1,065 15.7 68 12 Justin McCareins Western Michigan 9-3-98 8. Justin McCareins 2000 1,168 17.7 66 12 Dave Petzke Toledo 11-11-78 9. Sam Hurd 2005 1,074 16.5 65 12 Willie Hatter Western Michigan 9-25-71 10. P.J. Fleck 2001 738 12.4 59 12 Tommylee Lewis Ball State 11-13-13

Receiving Yards Touchdown Catches Player Season Rec Avg Yards TDs Player Opponent Date 1. Dave Petzke 1978 91 13.4 1,215 1. 4 Fran Cahill Illinois State 10-20-51* 2. Justin McCareins 2000 66 17.7 1,168 4 Hugh Rohrschneider UW-Whitewater 9-14-63* 3. Martel Moore 2012 75 14.4 1,083 3. 3 Nine times: last by 4. Sam Hurd 2005 65 16.5 1,074 3 Nathan Palmer Toledo 11-1-11 5. Da’Ron Brown 2014 68 15.7 1,065 6. Hugh Rohrschneider 1963 * 75 13.8 1,036 Receiving Yards (100-Yard Games) 7. P.J. Fleck 2003 77 13.4 1,028 Yds. Player Opponent Date 8. Matt Simon 2007 52 18.6 969 1. 266 Sam Hurd Central Michigan 11-5-05 9. Dan Sheldon 2004 40 23.4 936 2. 234 P.J. Fleck Ohio 10-4-03 10. Justin McCareins 1999 57 15.9 906 3 224 Martel Moore Arkansas State 1-8-12 4. 223 Sam Hurd Miami (OH) 10-5-05 Touchdown Catches 5. 221 Hugh Rohrschneider Illinois State 11-3-62* Player Season Rec Yards TD 6. 213 Dan Sheldon Western Michigan 10-23-04 1. Hugh Rohrschneider 1963 * 75 1,036 14 7. 209 Da’Ron Brown Ball State 11-13-13 8. 205 Matt Simon Central Michigan 9-29-07 2. Sam Hurd 2005 65 1.074 13 9. 190 Deon Mitchell Ohio 11-1-97 Martel Moore 2012 75 1,083 13 10. 189 Justin McCareins Auburn 9-23-00 4. Fran Cahill 1951 * 40 876 11 11. 187 Vaurice Patterson Nevada 9-25-93 Al Eck 1959 * 34 586 11 12. 186 Dan Sheldon Eastern Michigan 11-16-02 Dave Petzke 1978 91 1,215 11 13. 179 Dave Petzke Toledo 11-11-78 7. John Spilis 1968 * 46 629 10 14. 172 Larry Wynn Western Michigan 10-12-91 Justin McCareins 1999 57 906 10 15. 170 Nathan Palmer Minnesota 8-30-08 Justin McCareins 2000 66 1,168 10 16. 163 Justin McCareins Central Michigan 10-16-99 10. Dan Sheldon 2004 40 936 9 163 Dan Sheldon Miami (OH) 10-12-02 Da’Ron Brown 2013 46 752 9 163 Britt Davis Toledo 11-7-06 19. 161 Sam Hurd Wisconsin 9-14-02 Yards Per Catch (minimum 20 catches) 20. 160 Matt Simon Western Michigan 10-13-07 Player Season Rec Yards Yds/Rec 160 Darrell Hill Wake Forest 9-15-01 1. Dan Sheldon 2004 40 936 23.4 22. 158 Carl Aikens West Texas State 9-1-84 2. Fran Cahill 1951 * 40 876 21.9 23. 157 Willie Hatter Ball State 10-24-70 3. Larry Wynn 1991 21 415 19.8 24. 154 Justin McCareins Toledo 11-4-00 4. Dan Sheldon 2002 40 783 19.6 25. 153 P.J. Fleck Sam Houston State 9-22-01 5. Matt Simon 2007 52 969 18.6 153 Martel Moore Toledo 11-14-12 6. Nathan Palmer 2010 29 532 18.3 27. 151 Justin McCareins Buffalo 10-28-00 7. Floyd Hunsberger 1948 * 22 401 18.2 28. 150 Justin McCareins Ball State 9-30-00 8. Justin McCareins 2000 66 1,168 17.70 29. 147 Justin McCareins Vanderbilt 9-11-99 9. Mike Pinckney 1979 34 601 17.68 30. 144 Willie Hatter Western Michigan 9-25-71 10. Ralph Strickland 1993 38 664 17.5 31. 143 Deon Mitchell Arkansas State 9-1-96 32. 142 P.J. Fleck Buffalo 11-8-03 33. 139 Sam Hurd Akron 9-24-05 * Indicates College Division 34. 138 Da’Ron Brown UNLV 9-13-14 35. 134 Martel Moore Army 9-15-12 36. 133 Martel Moore Buffalo 10-13-12 37. 132 Dave Petzke Ohio 11-25-78 132 Dave Petzke Long Beach State 10-7-78 132 Justin McCareins Toledo 10-18-97 132 Keith Perry Buffalo 10-28-00 132 Landon Cox Ohio 11-21-09 42. 131 Matt Simon Central Michigan 11-12-08 131 Ralph Strickland Cincinnati 10-28-95

www.NIUHuskies.com 123 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS Receiving Yds. Player Opponent Date Year-by-year Leaders 44. 130 Dave Petzke Western Michigan 9-16-78 130 Justin McCareins Ohio 11-1-97 Year Player, Pos. No. Yds. Avg. TD 130 Justin McCareins Iowa 9-18-99 1948 Floyd Hunsberger, HB 22 401 18.2 2 130 P.J. Fleck Kent State 10-13-01 1949 Bill Russell, E 19 334 17.6 5 130 Martel Moore Central Michigan 10-1-11 1950 Ernie Wickstrom, HB 29 504 17.4 5 49. 128 Willie Hatter Marshall 10-9-71 1951 Fran Cahill, E 40 876 21.9 11 128 Da’Ron Brown Northwestern 9-6-14 1952 Jim McKinzie, E 44 703 16.0 6 128 Da’Ron Brown Miami (Ohio) 10-18-14 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB 24 247 10.3 2 52. 125 Dave Petzke Toledo 11-5-77 1954 Tom Skubich, HB 14 147 10.5 2 53. 124 Darrell Hill Eastern Michigan 11-3-01 1955 Bob Snider, HB 16 202 12.6 1 54. 123 Curt Pardridge Miami (OH) 10-26-85 1956 Bob Soltis, HB 6 117 19.5 2 123 Larry Wynn Illinois 9-5-92 Tom Skubich, HB 6 72 12.0 1 56. 122 Carl Aikens Kent State 9-24-83 1957 Jim Caldwell, E 16 497 31.1 7 122 Deon Mitchell Maryland 8-31-96 1958 Al Eck, E 32 486 15.2 3 58. 121 Juwan Brescacin Toledo 11-20-13 1959 Al Eck, E 34 586 17.2 11 59. 120 Justin McCareins Western Michigan 10-21-00 1960 Al Eck, E 45 740 16.4 5 120 Nathan Palmer Toledo 11-1-11 1961 Rich Bader, E 33 430 13.0 3 120 Martel Moore Ball State 11-15-11 1962 Hugh Rohrschneider, E 76 795 10.5 5 1963 Hugh Rohrschneider, E 75 1,036 13.8 14 120 Martel Moore Western Michigan 10-27-12 1964 Bill Pelkey, E 26 436 16.8 8 63. 119 Greg Dentino Ohio 11-20-76 1965 Bob Stark, E 58 525 9.1 8 119 Carl Aikens Western Michigan 10-6-84 1966 Jack Frost, E 48 796 16.6 8 119 Sam Hurd Western Michigan 11-23-05 1967 John Spilis, SE 46 620 13.5 5 66. 118 Dave Petzke Illinois State 9-30-78 1968 John Spilis, SE 46 629 13.7 10 118 Vaurice Patterson Arkansas 11-12-94 1969 Tom Bastable, SE 26 357 13.7 2 68. 117 Brandon Willis San Jose State 9-16-95 1970 Willie Hatter, SE 35 418 11.9 5 69. 116 Russ Hill Idaho 11-22-75 1971 Willie Hatter, SE 50 615 12.3 1 116 Leon Moody North Texas 10-5-96 1972 Willie Hatter, SE 17 268 15.8 0 116 P.J. Fleck Maryland 8-28-03 1973 Dan Gentile, FLK 15 319 21.3 3 116 Martel Moore Eastern Michigan 11-23-12 1974 Gary Hosier, TE 27 375 13.9 1 116 Juwan Brescacin Kent State 10-4-14 1975 Ken Moore, TE 30 425 14.2 3 74. 115 Matt Simon Idaho 9-22-07 1976 Scott Paplham, TE 15 208 13.9 0 115 Britt Davis Ball State 9-30-06 1977 Dave Petzke, SE 57 743 13.0 5 115 Nathan Palmer Ohio 12-2-11 1978 Dave Petzke, SE 91 1,215 13.4 11 77. 114 Garrett Wolfe Ohio State 9-2-06 1979 Mike Pinckney, SB 34 601 17.7 3 78. 113 Dave Petzke Kent State 11-4-78 1980 Jim Latanski, TE 30 421 14.0 1 79. 112 Carl Aikens Bowling Green 10-20-84 Mike Pinckney, WB 30 392 13.1 1 112 Darrell Hill Western Michigan 10-20-01 1981 Joe Law, TB 20 156 7.8 2 112 Garrett Wolfe Akron 9-24-05 1982 Greg Spicher, SE 14 208 14.9 1 82. 111 Brad Cieslak Western Michigan 10-23-04 1983 Reggie Sims, TE 27 279 10.3 1 83. 110 Carl Aikens Western Michigan 10-8-83 1984 Reggie Sims, TE 39 475 12.2 1 110 Justin McCareins Western Michigan 9-3-98 1985 Curt Pardridge, SE 26 409 15.7 2 110 Justin McCareins Western Illinois 9-2-99 1986 Virgil Gerin, SE 18 210 11.7 1 110 Martel Moore Miami (Ohio) 12-3-10 1987 Virgil Gerin, SE 28 366 13.1 0 87. 109 Larry Wynn Kansas State 9-21-91 1988 Mark Clancy, SE 13 315 24.2 0 109 Darrell Hill Eastern Michigan 11-20-99 1989 Kurt Cassidy, SE 12 137 11.4 0 109 Sam Hurd Central Michigan 10-11-03 1990 Kurt Cassidy, SE 13 198 15.2 1 109 Dan Sheldon Ball State 10-30-04 1991 Larry Wynn, SE 21 415 19.8 1 109 Shatone Powers Tennessee Tech 9-17-05 1992 Larry Wynn, SE 37 538 14.5 2 109 Willie Clark Bowling Green 11-8-11 1993 Raymond Roberts, TE 31 401 12.9 2 1994 Vaurice Patterson, FL 34 578 17.0 4 93. 108 Darrell Hill Central Michigan 10-27-01 1995 Ralph Strickland, FL 38 664 17.5 94. 107 Ken Moore Indiana State 9-28-74 1996 Deon Mitchell, FL 36 524 14.6 0 107 Deon Mitchell Western Michigan 9-3-98 1997 Deon Mitchell, SE 45 588 13.1 4 107 Dan Sheldon Iowa State 9-18-04 1998 Justin McCareins, FL 54 486 9.0 5 107 Tommylee Lewis Central Michigan 10-19-13 1999 Justin McCareins, FL 57 906 15.9 10 98. 106 Don Martin West Texas State 10-16-71 2000 Justin McCareins, FL 66 1,168 17.7 10 106 Gary Hosier Marshall 10-12-74 2001 P.J. Fleck, SE 59 732 12.4 5 106 Justin McCareins Central Michigan 11-18-00 2002 Dan Sheldon, SE 40 783 19.6 5 101. 105 Dave Petzke Western Michigan 9-24-77 2003 P.J. Fleck, SE 77 1,028 13.4 6 105 Martel Moore Kansas 9-22-12 2004 Dan Sheldon, SE 40 936 23.4 9 103. 103 P.J. Fleck Western Michigan 10-18-03 2005 Sam Hurd, WR 65 1,074 16.5 13 103 Dan Sheldon Akron 10-2-04 2006 Britt Davis, WR 57 731 12.8 3 105. 102 Sam Hurd Western Michigan 10-26-02 2007 Matt Simon, WR 52 969 18.6 5 106. 101 Willie Hatter Wisconsin 9-16-72 2008 Marcus Perez, WR 34 480 14.1 2 101 Vaurice Patterson Arkansas State 9-19-92 2009 Landon Cox, WR 45 535 11.9 4 108. 100 Dave Petzke Ohio 11-19-77 2010 Willie Clark, WR 42 602 14.3 7 100 Kurt Cassidy Eastern Illinois 9-19-90 2011 Martel Moore, WR 47 747 15.9 7 100 Ralph Strickland Louisiana Tech 11-18-95 Nathan Palmer, WR 47 695 14.8 7 100 Britt Davis Eastern Michigan 11-24-06 Perez Ashford, WR 47 530 11.3 3 100 Matt Simon Navy 11-17-07 2012 Martel Moore 75 1,083 14.4 13 2013 Tommylee Lewis 86 715 8.3 3 2014 Da’Ron Brown 68 1,065 15.7 6 124 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS All-purpose yards

year-by-year Leaders Year Player, Pos. Rush Rec. PR KR Int. Total 1950 Ernie Wickstrom, HB 425 504 72 309 0 1,310 1951 Fran Cahill, E 0 876 0 0 0 876 1952 Jim McKinzie, E 0 703 0 0 0 703 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB 330 247 261 241 53 1,132 1954 Bill Graham, HB 236 11 90 110 5 452 1955 Bob Snider, HB 242 202 97 296 0 837 1956 Tom Skubich, HB 404 72 42 183 38 739 1957 Jim Caldwell, E 34 497 64 83 5 683 1958 Al Eck, E 41 486 112 183 44 866 1959 Al Eck, E 9 586 53 193 69 910 1960 Al Eck, E 5 740 116 109 108 1,078 1961 Gary Stearns, OE 178 319 0 143 0 640 1962 Jack Dean, HB 504 245 164 97 0 1,010 1963 Jack Dean, HB 516 553 183 77 2 1,331 1964 Jack Dean, HB-QB 733 176 29 191 0 1,129 1965 Arny Vesely, DB 327 375 55 126 0 883 1966 Jack Frost, E 0 796 0 0 0 796 1967 Russ Dudley, HB 99 453 50 196 0 798 Michael Turner holds the NIU career and single season all-purpose yards. 1968 John Spilis, SE 0 629 0 690 0 1,319 1969 John Lalonde, FB 813 103 0 39 0 955 1970 John Lalonde, FB 548 64 0 12 0 624 Most Net Yards Gained 1971 Byron Florence, TB 544 95 0 287 0 926 Game: 356, Garrett Wolfe at Ball State (9-30-06) 1972 Mark Kellar, FB 1,316 90 0 0 0 1,406 Season: 2,284, Michael Turner (2002) 1973 Mark Kellar, FB 1,719 17 0 0 0 1,736 Career: 6,038, Michael Turner (2000-03) 1974 Vince Smith, TB 720 67 29 142 0 958 1975 Vince Smith, TB 688 168 0 266 0 1,122 Career Leaders 1976 Vince Smith, HB 448 68 0 250 0 766 Player Years Rush Rec KR PR IR Yards 1977 Allen Ross, TB 1,043 53 0 206 0 1,302 1. Michael Turner 2000-03 4,941 451 646 0 0 6,038 1978 Dave Petzke, SE 0 1,215 0 0 0 1,215 2. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 5,164 588 231 0 0 5,983 1979 Mike Pinckney, SB 53 601 189 415 0 1,258 3. Deon Mitchell 1995-98 320 1,951 2,349 112 0 4,732 1980 Mike Pinckney, WB 1 392 171 392 0 956 4. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 162 2,991 605 609 0 4,367 1981 Joe Law, TB 596 156 0 0 0 752 5. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 4,343 17 0 0 0 4,360 1982 Pete Roth, TB 1,008 115 0 54 0 1,177 6. Allen Ross 1977-80 3,500 239 326 0 0 4,065 7. Mark Kellar 1971-73 3,745 133 0 0 0 3,878 1983 Darryl Richardson, TB 1,204 42 0 22 0 1,268 8. Jack Dean 1961-64* 1,874 1,050 365 376 2 3,667 1984 Carl Aikens, SE 0 758 0 0 0 758 9. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 1,684 431 912 627 0 3,654 1985 Curt Pardridge, SE 171 409 0 483 0 1,063 10. Tommylee Lewis 2011- 558 1,282 1,656 121 0 3,617 1986 Rodney Taylor, HB 548 218 101 405 0 1,272 1987 Rodney Taylor, HB 442 100 282 144 0 968 Single Season Leaders 1988 Rodney Taylor, HB 518 75 58 334 0 985 Player Year Rush Rec KR PR IR Yards 1989 Stacey Robinson, QB 1,443 0 0 0 0 1,443 1. Michael Turner 2002 1,915 100 269 0 0 2,284 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB 1,238 2 0 0 0 1,240 2. Garrett Wolfe 2006 1,928 249 0 0 0 2,177 1991 Adam Dach, FB 847 0 0 14 0 861 3. LeShon Johnson 1993 1,976 106 0 0 0 2,082 1992 LeShon Johnson, TB 1,338 4 0 0 0 1,342 4. Justin McCareins 2000 73 1,168 411 362 0 2,014 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB 1,976 106 0 0 0 2,082 5. Garrett Wolfe 2004 1,656 117 231 0 0 2,004 1994 Brian Grimes, TB 876 15 0 0 0 891 6. Jordan Lynch 2013 1,920 17 0 0 0 1,937 1995 Charles Talley, TB 1,540 -7 0 0 0 1,553 7. Michael Turner 2003 1,648 230 58 0 0 1,936 1996 Deon Mitchell, FLK 26 524 17 714 0 1,281 8. Jordan Lynch 2012 1,815 0 0 0 0 1,815 1997 Deon Mitchell, SE 35 588 45 821 0 1,489 9. Garrett Wolfe 2005 1,580 222 0 0 0 1,802 1998 Deon Mitchell, SE 24 567 46 738 0 1,375 10. Mark Kellar 1973 1,719 17 0 0 0 1,736 1999 William Andrews, TB 1,127 28 0 229 0 1,384 2000 Justin McCareins, FL 73 1,168 362 411 0 2,014 Single Game Leaders 2001 Thomas Hammock, TB 1,096 70 0 0 0 1,166 Yards Player Opponent Date 2002 Michael Turner, TB 1,915 100 0 269 0 2,284 1. 356 Garrett Wolfe Ball State 9-30-06 2003 Michael Turner, TB 1,648 230 0 58 0 1,936 2. 341 Garrett Wolfe Eastern Michigan 11-20-04 2004 Garrett Wolfe, TB 1,656 117 0 231 0 2,004 3. 322 LeShon Johnson Southern Illinois 10-2-93 2005 Garrett Wolfe, TB 1,580 222 0 0 0 1,802 4. 321 Lordan Lynch Western Michigan 11-26-13 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB 1,928 249 0 0 0 2,177 5. 316 Jordan Lynch Central Michigan 10-19-13 2007 Justin Anderson, TB 1,245 263 0 0 0 1,508 6. 308 Stacey Robinson Fresno State 10-6-90 2008 Me’co Brown, TB 510 37 71 492 0 1,110 7. 306 LeShon Johnson Iowa 11-6-93 2009 Chad Spann, TB 1,038 122 0 0 0 1,160 8. 293 Deon Mitchell Arkansas State 9-21-96 2010 Chad Spann, TB 1,388 45 0 0 0 1,433 9. 285 P.J. Fleck Ohio 10-4-03 285 Garrett Wolfe Ohio State 9-2-06 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB 1,379 0 0 0 0 1,379 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB 1,815 0 0 0 0 1,815 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB, 1,920 17 0 0 0 1,937 * Indicates College Division 2014 Da’Ron Brown, WR 108 1,065 0 0 0 1,173 www.NIUHuskies.com 125 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS DEFENSe

TEAM RECORDS BLOCKED KICKS Fewest Plays Against Most Kicks Blocked (since 1971) Game: 3, vs. TCU (12-19-06) Game: 42, vs. Eastern Michigan (11-24-06) Season: 8 (1991, 2010) Season: 461 (1948)* Most Punts Blocked (since 1971) Fewest Net Yards Allowed Game: 3, vs. Ball State (11-20-10) Game: -40, vs. Southern Illinois (10-6-51)* Season: 6 (2010) Season: 1,455 (1959)*

Fewest First Downs Allowed SCORING Game: 6, vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14); vs. Central Michigan (10-19-02); Fewest Points Allowed vs. Illinois State (10-16-76); vs. Kent State (10-28-72) Game: 0, Multiple Times (last vs. Massachusetts, 11-3-12) Season: 89 (1951)* Season (Min. 6 games): 5 (1925, 6-1) * Season (Min. 10 games): 87 (1962, 8-2) Most Punts By An Opponent Game: 12, vs. Central Michigan (10-19-02) Most Defensive Touchdowns Season: 76 (2014) Season: 4 (1999, 2001)

RUSHING TURNOVERS Fewest Rushes Allowed Most Turnovers Gained Game: 15, vs. Cal-State Fullerton (9-2-89) Game: 8, vs. Idaho (9-20-69) Season: 338 (1948)* Season: 44 (1955) *

Fewest Net Rushing Yards Allowed Most Interceptions Game: -11, vs. Miami, Ohio (10-24-09) Game: 7, vs. Illinois State (10-20-51) * Season: 967 (1963)* Season: 29 (1951) *

Lowest Yards Allowed Per Rush Most Interception Yards Game: -0.3, vs. Temple (10-20-06) Game: 112, vs. Western Michigan (10-3-09) Season: 391 (1951) * Lowest Average Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game Season: 107.4 (1963)* Most Fumbles By Opponent Game: 9, three times, most recently by New Mexico State (10-8-94) Season: 49 (1971) PASSING Most Fumbles Lost By Opponent Fewest Net Passing Yards Allowed Game: 7, by West Texas State (10-21-72) Game: 0, vs. Southern Illinois (10-6-51)* Season: 33 (1955) * Season: 1,455 (1959)*

Fewest Pass Attempts Allowed TACKLES Game: 1, vs. Ohio (11-1-97); vs.Navy (11-25-08) Most Tackles For Loss (since 1971) Season: 96 (1956)* Game: 16, vs. Eastern Michigan (11-16-02) Season: 104 (2008) Fewest Completions Allowed Game: 0, vs. Navy (11-25-08) Most Tackles For Loss Yardage (since 1971) Season: 38 (1955, 1959)* Game: 84, vs. Kent State (10-8-11) Season: 450 (2002) Most Quarterback Sacks (since 1984) Game: 10, vs. Wisconsin (9-14-02) * Indicates College Division Season: 47 (2002)

Most Sack Yardage (since 1984) Game: 71, vs. Wisconsin (9-14-02) Season: 330 (2002)

Most Pass Break Ups (since 1971) Game: 13, vs. Louisiana Tech (10-22-94); vs. Ball State (10-5-02) Season: 69 (2012)

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Pass Interceptions Sacks (since 1984) Longest Interception Return TEAM seASON HIGHS Year Int. Game: 100, Dave Petway vs. Southern Illinois Year Sacks 1. 1951 29 (10-22-77) Total Defense 1. 2002 47 2. 1949 25 Year G PPG YPG 2. 2012 40 3. 1987 24 1. 1959 9 13.8 161.7 3. 2009 34 Most Total Tackles 4. 2003 23 2. 1960 9 14.0 209.0 2013 34 Game: 33, Frank Lewandoski vs. Western Michigan 1963 23 3. 1962 10 8.7 211.8 5. 2014 32 (9-16-78) 6. 2002 21 4. 1951 9 11.2 213.8 6. 2010 30 Freshman: 130, Frank Lewandoski (1976) 1983 21 5. 1948 9 14.7 215.0 2004 30 Sophomore: 179, Frank Lewandoski (1977) 1966 21 6. 1963 10 9.7 216.3 1988 30 Junior: 171, Ron Delisi (1988) 9. 1960 20 7. 1965 10 14.7 239.3 9. 2006 29 Senior: 191, Steve Henricksen (1991) 10. 1962 19 8. 1964 9 14.6 241.2 1984 29 Season: 191, Steve Henricksen (1991) 9. 1952 9 21.6 253.0 1964 19 Career: 616, Frank Lewandoski (1976-79) 10. 1966 10 15.3 255.1 2013 19 Most Solo Tackles Rushing Defense Game: 22, Larry Clark vs. Fresno State (11-11-77) Year G PPG YPG Season: 125, Frank Lewandoski (1977) 1. 1963 9 9.7 107.4 Career: 379, Frank Lewandoski (1976-79) 2. 1959 9 13.8 113.9 3. 1965 9 14.7 117.7 Most Quarterback Sacks 4. 2006 13 21.2 121.9 Game: 5, Larry English vs. Idaho (9-22-07) 5. 1964 9 14.6 123.6 Season: 12, Larry English (2006); Scott Kellar (1984) 6. 2009 13 21.6 124.4 Career: 31.5, Larry English (2004-08) 7. 1962 9 8.7 125.2 8. 2010 14 18.9 126.5 Most Tackles For Loss 9. 1951 9 11.2 126.8 Game: 6, Larry English vs. Temple (10-20-06) 10. 1960 9 14.0 127.2 Season: 20, Scott Kellar (1984) Career: 63, Larry English (2004-08) Scoring Defense Year G Pts. PPG Most Pass Break-Ups 1. 1972 11 198 12.8 Game: 5, Randee Drew vs. Tenn. Tech (9-6-03) 2. 1982 10 136 13.6 5, Vince Thompson vs. Ball State (10-5-02) 3. 1980 11 175 15.9 Season: 17, Rashaan Melvin (2012) 4. 1988 11 185 16.8 Career: 38, Randee Drew (2000-03) 5. 1983 12 203 16.9 6. 1984 11 188 17.1 7. 1992 11 193 17.5 Most Fumbles Recovered 8. 1979 11 206 18.7 Game: 3, Gerald Nickleberry vs. Arkansas (11-12-94); 9. 2010 14 265 18.9 3, Tom Bastable vs. Western Michigan (11-14-70) 10. 1981 11 217 19.7 Season: 5, Sam Boskovich (1977); 5, Greg Gastel (1978); 5, Steve Claussen (1979) Pass Defense Career: 7, Gerald Nickelberry (1991-94) Year G PPG YPG 1. 1959 9 13.8 47.8 Larry Clark made 22 tackles versus Fresno State Most Fumbles Recovered For TD 2. 1956 9 20.9 62.4 in 1977 and is NIU’s third-leading tackler all-time. 3. 1961 9 14.3 71.0 Game: 1, Seven Times 4. 1955 9 25.9 76.1 Season: 1, Seven Times 5. 1960 9 14.0 81.8 individual records Career: 1, Seven different players 6. 1957 9 29.8 84.7 7. 1948 9 14.7 85.0 Most Interceptions Longest Fumble Return 8. 1952 9 21.6 85.9 Game: 4, Dan Mojica vs. Illinois State (10-20-51)*; Game: 98, Gerald Nickleberry 9. 1962 9 8.7 86.6 4, Dan Meyer vs. Hillsdale (10-22-66)* vs. Arkansas State (9-18-93) 10. 1951 9 11.2 87.0 Season: 10, Al Jones (1951)* Career: 16, Dan Meyer (1964-66)* Most Defensive Extra Points Turnover Margin Game: 1, Kevin Woods vs. Alabama (9-20-03) Year G +/- Diff. Avg. Most Interception Return Yards Season: 1, Kevin Woods (2003) 1. 1963 9 39/21 +18 2.0 Game: 100, Dave Petway vs. Southern Illinois (10-22-77) Career: 1, Kevin Woods (2002-03) 2. 1989 11 27/12 +15 1.4 Season: 149, Dan Meyer (1965)* 3. 1951 9 40/28 +12 1.3 Career: 260, Dan Meyer (1964-66)* Most Blocked Kicks 4. 2003 12 31/17 +14 1.2 Game: 5. 1961 9 30/20 +10 1.1 Most Yards Per Interception Return Season: 4, Quince Holman (2005) 6. 1966 10 41/30 +11 1.1 Season (min. 3): 29.0 (3-87), Benji Peacock (1999) Career: 6, Quince Holman (2003-05) 7. 1983 11 28/16 +12 1.1 Career (min. 4): 28.0 (4-112), Patrick George (2007-10) 8. 1994 11 31/20 +11 1.0 * Indicates College Division 9. 1962 9 27/18 +9 1.0 Most Interception Returns For a TD 10. 2013 14 30/17 +13 0.9 Season: 2, Vince Thompson (2001) Career: 2, Vince Thompson (1999-2002) www.NIUHuskies.com 127 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS DEFENSe

CAREER LEADERScareer leaders Pass Interceptions Player Seasons Yards Yds./Ret. Int. 1. Dan Meyer 1964-66 * 260 16.3 16 2. Al Eck 1958-60 * 221 14.7 15 Vince Thompson 1999-2002 109 7.3 15 4. Chris Blake 1971-73 208 14.9 14 5. Randee Drew 2000-03 187 13.6 14 6. Steve Hirsch 1980-83 130 10.0 13 7. Dan DeVito 1968-70 * 128 10.7 12 Rich Marks 1971-73 85 7.1 12 9. Lionel Hickenbottom 2001, 03-04 169 15.4 11 Jimmie Ward 2009-13 142 12.9 11 Dechane Durante 2011-14 159 14.5 11

Interception Return Yards Player Seasons Int. Yards 1. Dan Meyer 1964-66 * 16 260 2. Al Eck 1958-60 * 15 221 3. Chris Blake 1971-73 14 208 4. Randee Drew 2000-03 14 187 5. Lionel Hickenbottom 2001, 03-04 11 169 Larry English (2004-08) holds the NIU career records for quarterback sacks 6. Dechane Durante 2011-14 11 159 7. Jimmie Ward 2009-13 11 142 (31.5) and tackles for loss (63). 8. Steve Hirsch 1980-83 13 130 Quarterback Sacks 9. Dan DeVito 1968-70 * 12 128 Player Seasons Yards Sacks 10. Ray Smith 2002-05 7 124 1. Larry English 2004-08 161 31.5 2. Cary Caliendo 1987-90 131 31 Total Tackles 3. Sean Progar 2009-12 185 24 Player Seasons Solo Asst. Total 4. Scott Kellar 1982-84 165 23 1. Frank Lewandoski 1976-79 379 237 616 5. Jake Coffman 2007-10 157 20 2. Tim Griffi n 1982-85 278 193 471 6. C.J. Rose 1992-95 131 19 7. Larry Williams 1999-2002 94 16 3. Larry Clark 1970-72 202 107 446 Brian Atkinson 2001-04 121 16 4. Ron Delisi 1986-89 166 271 437 Alan Baxter 2009-12 107 16 5. Larry Williams 1999-02 300 134 434 10. Doug Bartlett 1983-86 87 14 6. Gerald Nickelbrry 1991-94 229 190 419 Travis Moore 2001-04 95 14 7. Steve Wild 1990-93 255 156 411 Vinson Reynolds 2000-03 75 14 8. Mike Terna 1977-80 222 186 408 Brandon Bice 2006-09 78 14 9. Mandel Hester 1992-96 207 168 375 Jason Meehan 2011-14 80 14 10. Akil Grant 2000-03 246 115 361 Tackles For Loss Solo Tackles Player Seasons Yards TFL Player Seasons Total Asst. Solo 1. Larry English 2004-08 283 63 1. Frank Lewandoski 1976-79 616 237 379 2. Cary Caliendo 1987-90 290 53 2. Larry Williams 1999-2002 434 134 300 3. Scott Kellar 1982-84 237 47 3. Tim Griffi n 1982-85 471 193 278 4. Doug Bartlett 1983-86 144 43 4. Steve Wild 1990-93 411 156 255 5. C.J. Rose 1992-95 191 42 5. Donnovan Carter 1997-99 359 113 246 6. Larry Williams 1999-2002 145 40 Akil Grant 2000-03 361 115 246 7. Sean Progar 2009-12 220 39.5 7. Nick Duffy 2000-03 339 103 236 8. Max Gill 1979-82 161 39 8. Gerald Nickelberry 1991-94 419 190 229 9. Jake Coffman 2007-10 181 32.5 9. Mike Terna 1977-80 408 186 222 10. Hollis Thomas 1993-95 91 31 10. Brian Atkinson 2001-04 346 126 220 Passes Broken Up Assisted Tackles Player Seasons PBUs Player Seasons Total Solo Asst. 1. Randee Drew 2000-03 38 1. Ron Delisi 1986-89 437 166 271 2. Rashaan Melvin 2009-12 35 2. Frank Lewandoski 1976-79 616 379 237 3. Vince Thompson 1999-2002 28 3. Tim Griffi n 1982-85 471 278 193 4. C.J. Rose 1992-95 26 4. Gerald Nickelberry 1991-94 419 229 190 Jimmie Ward 2009-13 26 5. Mike Terna 1977-80 408 222 186 6. Lionel Hickenbottom 2001, 03-04 24 6. Alex Kube 2007-10 311 131 180 7. Duane Hawthorne 1995-98 22 7. Steve Henriksen 1988, 90-91 344 176 168 Chris Blake 1971-73 22 8. Steve Wild 1990-93 411 255 156 Paris Logan 2012- 22 9. Tim McCarthy 2005-08 289 141 148 10. Mike Manson 1986-88 21 Pat Schiller 2008-2011 239 91 148

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Total Tackles SINGLE SEASON leaders Player Season Solo Asst. Total Pass Interceptions 1. Steve Henriksen 1991 104 87 191 Player Season Yards Yds./Ret. Int. 2. Larry Clark 1972 107 82 189 1. Al Jones 1951* 92 9.2 10 3. Frank Lewandoski 1977 125 54 179 2. Dan Meyer 1965* 149 8.6 8 4. Frank Lewandoski 1979 92 81 173 3. Al Eck 1960* 108 15.4 7 5. Ron Delisi 1988 66 105 171 Randee Drew 2002 103 14.7 7 6. Tim Griffi n 1985 94 61 155 Jimmie Ward 2013 102 14.6 7 7. Steve Henriksen 1990 72 81 153 6. 11 players tied with 6 8. Mike Terna 1980 91 60 151 9. Larry Alleyne 1981 98 46 144 10. Tony Smith 1992 84 58 142 Average Yards Per Interception Return (minimum 3) Player Season Int. Yards Avg. 1. Benji Peacock 1999 3 87 29.0 Solo Tackles 2. Lionel Hickenbottom 2001 4 96 24.0 Player Season Total Asst. Solo 3. Dechane Durante 2013 3 72 24.0 1. Frank Lewandoski 1977 179 54 125 4. Demerist Whitfi eld 2000 5 108 21.6 2. Larry Clark 1972 189 82 107 5. Rufus Taylor 1987 4 84 21.0 3. Steve Henriksen 1991 191 87 104 6. Chris Blake 1971 5 104 20.8 4. Larry Alleyne 1981 144 46 98 7. Chris Blake 1973 4 71 17.8 5. Larry Clark 1971 120 25 95 8. Jeff Taylor 1991 3 50 16.7 6. Tim Griffi n 1985 155 61 94 9. Mike Terna 1980 5 82 16.4 7. Akil Grant 2002 138 46 92 10. Dechane Durante 2011 3 47 15.7 Nick Duffy 2001 125 33 92 Larry Williams 2001 123 31 92 Donnovan Carter 1998 133 41 92 Interception Return Yards Frank Lewandoski 1979 173 81 92 Player Season Int. Yards 1. Chase Carter 2007 2 120 2. Patrick George 2009 2 112 Assisted Tackles 3. Demerist Whitfi eld 2000 3 108 Player Season Total Solo Asst. 4. Chris Blake 1971 5 104 1. Ron Delisi 1988 171 66 105 5. Randee Drew 2002 7 103 2. Steve Henriksen 1991 191 104 87 6. Jimmie Ward 2013 7 102 3. Larry Clark 1972 189 107 82 7. Dave Petway 1977 1 100 4. Frank Lewandoski 1979 173 92 81 8. Lionel Hickenbottom 2001 4 96 Steve Henriksen 1990 153 72 81 9. Larry Clark 1972 2 94 6. Ron Delisi 1989 133 57 76 10. Benji Peacock 1999 3 87 7. Tim McCarthy 2006 111 38 73 Pat Schiller 2011 115 42 73 9. Tony Savegnago 1986 99 27 72 10. Mandel Hester 1994 136 67 69

Tackles For Loss Player Season Yards TFL 1. Scott Kellar 1984 109 20 2. Max Gill 1980 90 18 3. C.J. Rose 1995 63 17 Larry English 2007 91 17 5. Jake Coffman 2010 76 16.5 6. Cary Caliendo 1987 92 16 Javan Lee 2004 51 16 Larry English 2006 92 16 Larry English 2008 73 16 10. Scott Van Bellinger 1991 29 15 Vinson Reynolds 2003 53 15

Quarterback Sacks Player Season Yards Sacks 1. Scott Kellar 1984 88 12 Larry English 2006 77 12 3. Larry English 2007 79 10.5 4. Cary Caliendo 1987 79 10 Larry Williams 2002 77 10 6. Jakc Coffman 2010 63 9.5 Alan Baxter 2012 53 9.5 8. Cary Caliendo 1988 77 9 C.J. Rose 1994 65 9 10. Jake Coffman 2009 83 8.5 Sean Progar 2012 68 8.5 Frank Lewandoski (1976-79) is NIU’s all-time leading tackler with 616 stops. www.NIUHuskies.com 129 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS DEFENSe YEAR-by-year Leaders TACKLES Year Player, Pos. Solo Assist Total 1971 Larry Clark, LB 95 25 120 1972 Larry Clark, LB 107 82 189 1973 Arnie Harris, LB 71 51 122 1974 Tom Plesha, S 62 65 127 1975 Bob Gregolunas, LB 70 57 127 1976 Frank Lewandoski, LB 79 51 130 1977 Frank Lewandoski, LB 125 54 179 1978 Frank Lewandoski, LB 83 51 134 1979 Frank Lewandoski, LB 92 81 173 1980 Mike Terna, LB 91 60 151 1981 Larry Alleyne, LB 98 46 144 1982 Pat McAvoy, LB 72 36 108 1983 Tim Griffi n, LB 60 56 116 1984 Tim Griffi n, LB 78 51 129 1985 Tim Griffi n, LB 94 61 155 1986 Tony Savegnago, LB 27 72 99 1987 Ron Delisi, ILB 39 68 107 2012 senior Rashaan Melvin, who came to NIU as a walk-on, set the 1988 Ron Delisi, ILB 66 105 171 school record with 38 career pass break-ups. 1989 Ron Delisi, ILB 57 76 133 1990 Steve Henriksen, ILB 72 81 153 Pass Break Ups 1991 Steve Henriksen, ILB 104 87 191 Player Season PBUs 1992 Tony Smith, ILB 84 58 142 1. Rashaan Melvin 2012 17 1993 Steve Wild, OLB 77 63 140 2. Randee Drew 2003 15 1994 Mandel Hester, ILB 69 67 136 Chris Smith 2010 15 Paris Logan 2014 15 1995 Todd Garifo, CB-FS 75 39 114 4. Randee Drew 2002 14 1996 Mandel Hester, LB 89 38 127 5. Steve Hirsch 1983 12 1997 Steve Smith, LB 83 24 107 Vince Thompson 2001 12 1998 Donnavan Carter, FS 81 43 124 7. C.J. Rose 1994 11 1999 Donnavan Carter, FS 92 41 133 Benji Peacock 1999 11 2000 Larry Williams, LB 78 34 112 Demerist Whitfi eld 2000 11 Jermaine Hampton, SS 71 41 112 Jimmie Ward 2012 11 2001 Nick Duffy, LB 92 33 125 * Indicates College Division 2002 Akil Grant, FS-SS 92 46 138 2003 Brian Atkinson, LB 65 43 108 LONG PLAYS 2004 Brian Atkinson, LB 91 46 137 2005 Dustin Utschig, FS 88 33 121 Interception Return 2006 Dustin Utschig, FS 66 50 116 Player Opponent Yards Date 2007 Alex Kube, FS 49 62 111 1. Dave Petway Southern Illinois 100 (TD) 10-22-77 2008 David Bryant, SS 46 37 83 2. Chase Carter Idaho 95 (TD) 9-22-07 2009 Tracy Wilson, SS 46 47 93 3. Larry Clark Long Beach State 88 (TD) 11-17-72 2010 Alex Kube, LB 35 46 81 4. Gus Warner Beloit 85 (TD) 9-29-23 * 2011 Pat Schiller, LB 42 73 115 5. Larry Pesetski Central Michigan 80 (TD) 11-2-51 * Patrick George Central Michigan 80 (TD) 11-27-09 2012 Jimmie Ward, FS 65 39 104 7. Jake Coffman Western Michigan 79 (TD) 10-3-09 2013 Jimmie Ward, FS 62 33 95 8. Randee Drew Ball State 76 10-5-02 2014 Marlon Moore, FS 48 51 99 9. Kent Robinson Elmhurst 72 (TD) 10-14-44 * Dave Mulderink N.E. Missouri State 72 (TD) 9-29-62 * * Indicates College Division Fumble Return Player Opponent Yards Date 1. Gerald Nickelberry Arkansas State 92 (TD) 9-18-93 2. Jason Hawkins Maryland 85 (TD) 9-4-04 3. Benji Peacock Kent State 77 (TD) 10-23-99 4. Craig Rusch Kent State 60 (TD) 11-18-08 5. Perry Amoo Akron 58 10-26-96 6. Donnavan Carter Ohio 46 11-14-98 7. Chris Watson Western Michigan 43 9-3-98 8. Vince Thompson Central Michigan 34 10-19-02 Larry Williams Iowa State 34 (TD) 9-2-93 10. Pete Kammholz Long Beach State 24 (TD) 9-14-74 Buster Sampson Central Florida 24 (TD) 10-7-00 130 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS DEFENSe

QUARTERBACK SACKS TACKLES FOR LOSS PASS DEFLECTIONS Year Player, Pos. Sacks Yards Year Player, Pos. Tackles Yards Year Player, Pos. No. 1984 Scott Kellar, DT 12 88 1971 Joe Keller, DT 8 26 1971 Chris Blake, CB 6 1985 Scott Kellar, DT 5 46 1972 Don Wnek, DE 11 70 1972 Chris Blake, CB 6 1986 Doug Bartlett, NG-DT 4 25 1973 Charles Echols, DE 10 46 1973 Chris Blake, CB 10 1987 Cary Caliendo, DE 10 79 1974 Roman Szumnarski, DT 14 51 1974 Gary Whyte, DE 4 1988 Cary Caliendo, DE 9 77 1975 Bob Gregolunas, LB 14 43 1975 Eric Christian, CB 8 1989 Cary Caliendo, DE 7 52 1976 Tim Dacy, DE 11 64 1976 Tim Dacy, DE 3 1990 Cary Caliendo, DE 5 27 1977 Sam Boskovich, DE 9 78 1977 Rick Burkhart, CB 7 1991 Rob Wagner, NG 3 18 1978 Rimas Kozica, DT 8 32 1978 Mark Stuart, FS 10 1992 James Eggink, DE 4 30 1979 Bob Morgan, DT 10 48 1979 Frank Lewandoski, LB 5 Rob Wagner, NG 4 16 1980 Max Gill, DT 18 90 1980 Dave Petway, FS 9 1993 Troy Seabrook, NG 5 33 1981 Max Gill, DT 10 35 1981 Steve Hirsch, DHB 6 1994 C.J. Rose, DE 9 65 Bob Morgan, DT 10 24 1982 Rich Burns, FS 6 1995 C.J. Rose, DE 6 36 1982 Max Gill, DT 11 36 1983 Steve Hirsch, DHB 12 1996 Orlando Bowen, LB-DE 2 21 1983 Gary Schlinger, DE 14 81 1984 Rastee Oce, DB 5 William Triplett, CB 2 20 1984 Scott Kellar, DT 20 109 1985 Mike Hollingshed, CB 9 Will Ford, DE 2 19 1985 Scott Kellar, DT 14 76 1986 Mike Hollingshed, CB 10 1997 Perry Amoo, LB 4 28 Doug Bartlett, NG 14 44 Mike Manson, CB 10 1998 Cameron Saulsby, LB 3 23 1986 Vernon Sims, DE 7 38 1987 Rufus Taylor, CB 5 Kevin Selover, LB 3 22 Doug Bartlett, NG-DT 7 33 Brett Tucker, FS 5 Orlando Bowen, DE 3 12 Gene Belz, NG 7 19 1988 Randall Townsel, CB 8 1999 Kevin Selover, LB 4 27 1987 Cary Caliendo, DE 16 92 1989 Ron Delisi, LB 6 2000 Larry Williams, LB 4 11 1988 Phil Foley, DE 14 55 1990 Kevin Cassidy, FS 4 2001 Trent Clemen, DE 6 37 1989 Scott Van Bellinger, DE 12 37 Rich Favor, CB 4 2002 Larry Williams, LB 10 77 1990 Cary Caliendo, DE 13 47 Earl Upton, CB 4 2003 Brian Atkinson, LB 6 37 1991 Scott Van Bellinger, DE 15 29 1991 Jeff Taylor, FS 7 Vinson Reynolds, DE 6 29 1992 Steve Wild, OLB 7 36 1992 Tony Smith, LB 5 2004 Ken West, DE 8 48 1993 Steve Wild, OLB 12 34 Rob Wagner, DE-NG 5 2005 Craig Rusch, DE 5 36 1994 C.J. Rose, DE 13 75 Larry Williams, LB 5 Quince Holman, DE 5 34 Hollis Thomas, NG 13 39 1993 C.J. Rose, OLB 9 2006 Larry English, DE 12 77 1995 C.J. Rose, DE 17 63 1994 C.J. Rose, DE 11 2007 Larry English, DE 10.5 79 1996 Will Ford, DE 8 36 1995 Todd Garifo, CB-FS 6 2008 Larry English, DE 8 57 1997 Steve Smith, LB 12 28 1996 William Triplett, CB 9 2009 Jake Coffman, DL 8.5 83 1998 Lamain Rucker, DT 9 36 1997 Duane Hawthorne, CB 5 2010 Jake Coffman, DE 9.5 63 1999 Darian Tate, DT 10 21 1998 Duane Hawthorne, CB 10 2011 Alan Baxter, DE 5.5 52 2000 Larry Williams, LB 13 31 1999 Benji Peacock, CB 11 Sean Progar, DE 5.5 42 2001 Nick Duffy, LB 11 44 2000 Demerist Whitﬁ eld, CB 11 2012 Alan Baxter, DE 9.5 53 2002 Larry Williams, LB 13 86 2001 Vince Thompson, CB 12 2013 Jason Meehan, DE 6.5 31 Travis Moore, DE 13 77 2002 Randee Drew, CB 14 2014 Jason Meehan, DE 7 45 2003 Vinson Reynolds, DE 15 53 2003 Randee Drew, CB 15 2004 Javan Lee, LB 16 51 2004 Ray Smith, SS 10 2005 Quince Holman, DE 13 60 2005 Alvah Hansbro, CB 7 2006 Larry English, DE 16 92 2006 Dustin Utschig, FS 6 2007 Larry English, DE 17 91 2007 Melvin Rice, CB 6 2008 Larry English, DE 16 73 John Tranchitella, LB 6 2009 Jake Coffman, DL 13.5 93 2008 Melvin Rice, CB 6 2010 Jake Coffman, DE 16.5 76 2009 Jake Coffman, DL 5 2011 Ron Newcomb, DT 12.5 43 Patrick George, CB 5 Alan Baxter, DE 12.5 73 2010 Chris Smith, CB 12 2012 Alan Baxter, DE 11.5 59 2011 Rashaan Melvin, CB 9 2013 George Rainey, DE 9.5 33 2012 Rashaan Melvin, CB 17 2014 Jason Meehan, DE 9.5 50 2013 Jimmie Ward, FS 10 2014 Paris Logan, CB 15

Jimmie Ward led the Huskie defense in multiple categories en route to becoming a irst round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers. www.NIUHuskies.com 131 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS DEFENSe

Year Player, Pos. No. Yds. Avg. TD INTERCEPTIONS 2005 Dustin Utschig, FS 3 50 16.7 0 Year Player, Pos. No. Yds. Avg. TD 2006 Tim McCarthy, LB 2 47 23.5 0 1950 Al Jones, HB 1 19 19.0 1 Melvin Rice, CB 2 0 0.0 0 Dick Grotemeyer, C 1 7 7.0 0 2007 Chase Carter, CB 2 120 60.0 1 Thomas Schramm, G 1 6 6.0 0 John Tranchitella, LB 2 9 4.5 0 1951 Al Jones, HB 10 92 9.2 0 2008 Bradley Pruitt, CB 2 73 36.5 0 1952 Jack Adams, HB 2 28 14.0 0 2009 Patrick George, CB 2 112 56.0 1 Ed Bauer, HB 2 20 10.0 0 2010 Tyrone Clark, LB 4 49 12.2 1 Ron Brodhay, HB 2 7 3.5 0 2011 Dechane Durante, SS 3 47 15.7 1 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB 6 53 8.8 X Rashaan Melvin, CB 3 -5 -1.7 0 1954 Tom Skubich, HB 4 6 1.5 X 2012 Jimmie Ward, FS 3 40 13.3 0 1955 Don Coulom, HB 3 31 10.3 X 2013 Jimmie Ward, FS 7 102 14.6 1 1956 Tom Skubich, HB 2 38 19.0 X 2014 Dechane Durante, FS 4 40 10.0 0 Ron Corey, HB 2 30 15.0 X 1957 Lew Flinn, QB-DHB 4 5 1.3 X BLOCKED KICKS 1958 Al Eck, E 2 44 22.0 X Derril Corbett, LB 2 17 8.5 X Year Player, Pos. Total Punts PATs FGs Mike FioRito, E 2 8 4.0 X 1974 Gary White, DE 2 2 0 0 1959 Al Eck, E 6 69 11.5 0 1975 Tim Dacy, DE 2 2 0 0 1960 Al Eck, E 7 108 15.4 0 1976 Rick Burkhart (CB), Tim Dacy (DE) 1 1 0 0 1961 Ben Bethel, E 3 15 5.0 0 1977 Rick Burkhart, CB 1 1 0 0 1962 J. Walter Smith, HB 6 105 17.5 1 1978 Dean Schultz, NG 2 2 0 0 1963 Arny Vesely, HB 5 26 5.2 0 1979 Russ Graham, CB 1 1 0 0 1964 John Haar, G 6 32 5.3 0 1980 None 0 0 0 0 1965 Dan Meyer, DHB 8 149 18.6 0 1981 Larry Alleyne, LB 1 1 0 0 1966 John Terwilliger, HB 5 122 24.4 1 Bob Morgan, DT 1 0 1 0 1967 Tom Spinozzi, DHB 3 23 7.7 0 1982 None 0 0 0 0 Gene Johnston, LB 3 11 3.7 0 1983 Rich Burns, FS 2 2 0 0 Rick Sanborn, CB 3 8 2.7 0 1984 Rastee Oce, DB 1 0 0 1 1968 Tom Harvey, SS 2 27 13.5 0 Gary Schlinger, DE 1 1 0 0 1969 Dan DeVito, DHB 6 43 7.2 0 1985 Brett Tucker, CB 1 1 0 0 1970 Dan DeVito, DHB 6 85 14.2 2 1986 None 0 0 0 0 1971 Chris Blake, CB 5 104 20.8 0 1987 Randall Townsel, CB 1 0 0 1 1972 Rich Marks, LB 6 48 8.0 0 1988 Kevin Cassidy, FS 1 0 0 1 1973 Chris Blake, CB 4 71 17.8 1 1989 Kevin Cassidy, FS 1 0 0 1 1974 Jim Grande, CB 6 67 11.2 0 1990 Raymond Roberts, TE 2 2 0 0 1975 Eric Christian, CB 2 2 1.0 0 Rob Wagner, DT 2 0 2 0 Bill Milan, DHB 2 0 0.0 0 1991 Rob Wagner, DE 3 0 2 0 1976 Frank Lewandoski, LB 2 0 0.0 0 1992 Jeff Taylor, SS 3 0 1 2 1977 Jack Wilson, CB 3 21 7.0 0 1993 C.J. Rose (OLB), Troy Seabrook (NG) 1 1 0 0 1978 Mark Stuart, FS 3 51 17.0 0 1994 Todd Garifo, FS 1 0 0 1 Kevin Kristick, CB 3 18 6.0 0 Eddie Davis, CB 1 1 0 0 1979 Allen Anderson, CB 2 17 8.5 0 1995 Todd Garifo (FS), Damien Mallory (FS) 1 0 1 0 1980 Mike Terna, LB 5 82 16.4 0 1996 Cordell Smith, WR 1 1 0 0 1981 Larry Alleyne, LB 3 58 19.3 0 1997 None 0 0 0 0 1982 Steve Hirsch, DHB 4 62 15.5 0 1998 Justin McCareins, WR 1 0 1 0 Lee Hicks, SS 4 21 5.3 0 Benji Peacock, CB 1 0 0 1 1983 Jeff Sanders, CB 6 82 13.7 0 Cordell Smith, SE 1 1 0 0 1984 Rastee Oce, DHB 3 66 22.0 0 1999 Demerist Whitfi eld, CB 1 1 0 0 Clarence Vaughn, LB 3 37 12.3 0 2000 Justin Dole (SS), Jon Pendergrass (FS), Lee Hicks, SS 3 31 10.3 0 Akil Grant (FS), Demerist Whitfi eld (CB) 1 1 0 0 1985 Steve Kmiec, FS 6 20 3.3 0 2001 Jon Peters, DT 2 0 1 1 1986 Mike Manson, SS 2 10 5.0 0 2002 Anthony Falbo, DT 2 0 2 0 1987 Randall Townsel, CB 5 19 3.8 0 2003 Jason Frank (DE), Quince Holman (DE) 1 0 1 0 1988 Brett Tucker, CB 5 17 3.4 0 Jason Hawkins, LB 1 1 0 0 1989 Earl Upton, CB 3 26 8.7 0 Ray Smith (SS), Marlon Wilson (LB) 1 1 0 0 1990 Rich Favor, CB 4 18 4.5 0 2004 Quince Holman, DE 1 0 0 1 1991 Tom Rhomberg, FS 4 49 12.3 0 Dustin Utschig, SS 1 1 0 0 1992 Tom Rhomberg, FS 3 31 10.3 0 2005 Quince Holman, DE 4 0 2 2 1993 Sam Denson, SS 4 58 14.5 0 2006 Dustin Utschig, FS 2 2 0 0 1994 Scott Caringella, CB 4 37 9.3 0 2007 Matt Simon, WR 1 1 0 0 1995 Todd Garifo, FS 4 39 9.8 0 2008 Mike Krause, DL 1 0 0 1 1996 Rayshon Jackson, SS 4 19 4.8 0 6 players 1 1 0 0 1997 Duane Hawthorne, CB 3 10 3.3 0 2009 Jordan Delegal, LB 1 1 0 0 1998 Duane Hawthorne, CB 4 37 9.3 0 Chris Smith, CB 1 0 0 1 1999 Benji Peacock, CB 3 87 29.0 1 D.J. Pirkle, DT 1 0 1 0 Cameron Saulsby, LB 3 31 10.3 0 2010 Jimmie Ward, DB 3 3 0 0 2000 Demerist Whitfi eld, CB 5 108 21.6 1 2011 Jimmie Ward (S), Dechane Durante (S), Vince Thompson, CB 5 16 3.2 0 Courtney Stephen (S) 1 1 0 0 2001 Vince Thompson, CB 5 79 15.8 2 Ron Newcomb, DT 1 0 0 1 2002 Randee Drew, CB 7 103 14.7 0 2012 None 0 0 0 0 2003 Randee Drew, CB 6 81 13.5 0 2013 George Rainey DE 2 0 0 2 2004 Lionel Hickenbottom, FS 5 55 11.0 0 2014 None 132 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS kick returns

team records individual records PUNT RETURNS PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Most Punt Returns Most Punt Returns Most Kickoff Returns Game: 9, vs. Central Michigan (10-19-02); Game: 9, Dan Sheldon vs. C. Michigan (10-19-02); Game: 7, on ﬁ ve occasions vs. Kent State (10-22-05) Shatone Powers vs. Kent State (10-22-05) Season: 33, Deon Mitchell (1997) Season: 32, 2012 Season: 30, Shatone Powers (2005) Career: 100, Deon Mitchell (1995-98) Career: 87, P.J. Fleck (1999-2003) Most Yards Most Kickoff Return Yards Game: 129, vs. Central Michigan (10-19-02) Most Punt Return Yards Game: 224, Tommylee Lewis, vs. Toledo (11-1-11) Season: 525, 2002 Game: 119, Dan Sheldon vs. C. Michigan (10-19-02) Season: 821, Deon Mitchell (1997) Season: 477, Dan Sheldon (2002) Career: 2,349, Deon Mitchell (1995-98) Highest Average Yards Per Return Career: 1,021, Dan Sheldon (2001-04) Season: 20.2, 2002 Highest Average Yards Per Kickoff Return Highest Average Yards Per Punt Return Game (min. 3 ret.): 56.0, Tommylee Lewis vs. Toledo, Most Touchdowns Game (min. 3 ret.): 33.7, Steve Rodgers vs. Illinois St. (11-1-11) Game: 1, several times (9-12-92) Season (min. 10 ret.): 28.8, John Spilis (1968)* Season: 4, 2002 Season (min. 10 ret.): 22.7, Dan Sheldon (2002) Career (min. 20 ret.): 24.8, Darrell Hill (1998-2001) Career (min. 20 ret.): 17.9, Dan Sheldon (2001-04) 25.5 Tommylee Lewis (2011-Present)

KICKOFF RETURNS Most Touchdowns Most Touchdowns Game: 1, several times Game: 2, Tommylee Lewis vs. Toledo (11-1-11) Most Kickoff Returns Season: 3, Dan Sheldon (2002) Season: 2, John Spilis (1968)* Game: 10, vs. Ohio (11-20-76) Career: 4, Dan Sheldon (2001-2004) 2, Tommylee Lewis (2011) Season: 58, 1976 and 2011 Career: 4, Tommylee Lewis (2011-Present) Most Yards * Indicates College Division Game: 261, vs. Toledo (11-1-11) Season: 1,299, 1997

Highest Avg. Per Return Longest Punt Returns Season: 24.1, 1997 Yards Player Opponent Date 1. 90 Dan Sheldon (TD) vs. Kent State 9-28-02 Most Touchdowns 2. 89 Rodney Taylor (TD) vs. Bowling Green 11-2-85 Game: 2 vs. Toledo (11-1-11) 3. 80 Dan Sheldon vs. Bowling Green 11-9-02 Season: 2, 1968* and 2011 4. 76 Vaurice Patterson vs. Oklahoma State 9-1-94 5. 73 Dan Sheldon (TD) vs. Akron 10-2-04 6. 72 Ernie Wickstrom vs. Central Michigan 11-3-50 72 Arny Veseley (TD) vs. Winona State 9-21-63 8. 70 Justin McCareins (TD) vs. Central Michigan 11-18-00 9. 68 Dan Sheldon vs. Toledo 11-23-02 10. 67 by three people

Longest Kickoﬀ Returns Yards Player Opponent Date 1. 100 Tommylee Lewis (TD) Toledo 11-1-11 2. 99 Tommylee Lewis (TD) Purdue 9-28-13 2. 98 Byron Florence (TD) Western Michigan 9-23-72 3. 97 John Spilis Bowling Green State 11-16-68 4. 97 Mike Pinckney Long Beach State 9-5-80 5. 95 William Andrews Buffalo 10-2-99 95 Tommylee Lewis (TD) Toledo 11-1-11 7. 94 Curt Pardridge Iowa 9-21-85 8. 93 Michael Turner Wake Forest 8-29-02 93 Tommylee Lewis (TD) Eastern Michigan 11-23-12 10. 92 Bob Florence Western Michigan 9-21-74 11. 92 Deon Mitchell Bowling Green State 10-4-97 12. 90 John Spilis North Dakota State 9-28-68 William Andrews brought a kickoff return back 95 yards 13. 86 Tommy Davis Eastern Michigan 11-5-09 versus Buffalo on Oct. 2, 1999. www.NIUHuskies.com 133 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS kick returns Punt Return Average (minimum 25 returns) Player Seasons Ret. Yards Avg. 1. Dan Sheldon 2001-04 57 1,021 17.9 2. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 49 609 12.4 3. Jack Dean 1962-64* 31 376 12.1 4. Jeff Sanders 1982-83 39 382 9.8 5. Leon Moody 1995-96 30 260 8.7 6. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 76 627 8.3 Shatone Powers 2002-05 30 249 8.3 8. P.J. Fleck 1999-2003 87 716 8.2 9. Tommy Davis 2009-11 44 331 7.5 10. Mike Pinckney 1979-80 49 360 7.3 Chris Blake 1971-73 68 493 7.3

Kickoff Returns Player Seasons Avg. Yards Ret. 1. Deon Mitchell 1995-98 23.5 2,349 100 2. Randee Drew 2000-03 22.1 1,524 69 3. Tommylee Lewis 2011-Present 25.5 1,656 65 4. Tommy Davis 2009-11 22.9 1,398 61 5. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 18.6 912 49 6. Byron Florence 1971-73 24.5 1,103 45 7. Bill Graham 1951-54* 18.4 755 41 8. Larry Wynn 1989-92 20.6 823 40 Steve Rodgers 1989-93 20.9 835 40 10. Mike Pinckney 1979-80 23.1 807 35

Kickoff Return Yardage Player Seasons Ret. Avg. Yards 1. Deon Mitchell 1995-98 100 23.5 2,349 2. Tommylee Lewis 2011-Present 65 25.5 1,656 3. Randee Drew 2000-03 69 22.1 1,524 4. Tommy Davis 2009-11 61 22.9 1,398 5. Byron Florence 1971-73 45 24.5 1,103 Dan Sheldon (2001-04) owns ive different punt return records at NIU. 6. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 49 18.6 912 7. Steve Rodgers 1989-93 40 20.9 835 8. Larry Wynn 1989-92 40 20.6 823 CAREER leaders 9. Mike Pinckney 1979-80 35 23.1 807 10. Ricky Crider 2007-10 33 24.2 798 Punt Returns Player Seasons Avg. Yards Ret. Kickoff Return Average (minimum 20 returns) 1. P.J. Fleck 1999-2003 8.3 716 87 Player Seasons Ret. Yards Avg. 2. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 8.3 627 76 1. Tommylee Lewis 2011-Present 65 1,656 25.5 3. Chris Blake 1971-73 7.3 493 68 2. Darrell Hill 1998-2001 28 695 24.8 4. Dan Sheldon 2001-04 17.9 1,021 57 3. Byron Florence 1971-73 45 1,103 24.5 5. Mike Pinckney 1979-80 7.3 360 49 4. Ricky Crider 2007-10 33 798 24.2 Steve Rodgers 1989-93 6.7 329 49 5. Deon Mitchell 1995-98 100 2,349 23.5 Justin McCareins 1997-2000 12.4 609 49 6. Paris Logan 2012-Present 25 580 23.2 8. Tommy Davis 2009-11 7.5 331 44 7. Mike Pinckney 1979-80 35 807 23.1 9. Jeff Sanders 1982-83 9.8 382 39 8. Bob Florence 1974-75 29 665 22.93 10. Mark Stuart 1976-78 3.2 107 34 9. Tommy Davis 2009-11 61 1,398 22.92 10. Vince Smith 1974-76 29 658 22.7 Punt Return Yardage 11. Randee Drew 2000-03 69 1,524 22.1 Player Seasons Ret. Avg. Yards 1. Dan Sheldon 2001-04 57 17.9 1,021 2. P.J. Fleck 1999-2003 87 8.3 716 3. Rodney Taylor 1985-88 76 8.3 627 4. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 49 12.4 609 5. Chris Blake 1971-73 68 7.3 493 6. Jeff Sanders 1982-83 39 9.8 382 7. Mike Pinckney 1979-80 49 7.3 360 8. Tommy Davis 2009-11 44 7.5 331 9. Steve Rodgers 1989-93 49 6.7 329 10. Leon Moody 1995-96 30 8.7 260

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Kickoff Return Average (minimum 10 returns) single season leaders Player Season Ret. Yards Avg. 1. John Spilis 1968* 24 690 28.8 Punt Returns 2. Tommylee Lewis 2013 11 312 28.4 Player Season Avg. Yards Ret. 3. A.J. Harris 2005 15 408 27.2 1. Shatone Powers 2005 8.3 249 30 4. Ricky Crider 2008 14 375 26.8 2. Justin McCareins 1998 8.4 234 28 5. Byron Florence 1972 16 422 26.4 P.J. Fleck 1999 6.3 175 28 6. Randee Drew 2002 15 392 26.1 4. Chris Blake 1973 8.4 227 27 7. Raymond Patterson 1989 15 390 26.0 5. P.J. Fleck 2001 9.6 250 26 8. Ernie Wickstrom 1950* 12 309 25.8 6. Mike Pinckney 1980 6.8 171 25 9. Tommylee Lewis 2011 30 755 25.2 7. Chris Blake 1972 5.1 123 24 10. Deon Mitchell 1997 33 821 24.9 Mike Pinckney 1979 7.9 189 24 Dan Sheldon 2004 16.4 394 24 10. Rodney Taylor 1987 12.3 282 23 Steve Rodgers 1993 7.1 163 23 single game leaders P.J. Fleck 2003 8.3 191 23 Most Kickoff Return Yards Punt Return Yardage Yds. Player Date Opp. Player Season Ret. Avg. Yards 1. 224 Tommylee Lewis 11-1-11 Toledo 1. Dan Sheldon 2002 21 22.7 477 2. 185 John Spilis 9-28-68* North Dakota State 2. Dan Sheldon 2004 24 16.4 394 185 A.J. Harris 9-24-05 Akron 3. Justin McCareins 2000 19 19.1 362 4. 182 Deon Mitchell 10-4-97 Bowling Green 4. Rodney Taylor 1987 23 12.3 282 5. 180 Ricky Crider 11-12-08 Central Michigan 5. Wes Luedeking 1953 9 29.0 261 6. 172 Deon Mitchell 11-8-97 Eastern Michigan 6. Vaurice Patterson 1994 22 11.5 252 7. 171 Raymond Patterson 11-11-89 Toledo 7. P.J. Fleck 2001 26 9.6 250 8. 168 Curt Pardridge 9-21-85 Iowa 8. Shatone Powers 2005 30 8.3 249 9. 164 Tommylee Lewis 11-15-11 Ball State 9. Justin McCareins 1998 28 8.4 234 10. 160 Steve Rodgers 9-25-93 Nevada 10. Chris Blake 1973 27 8.4 227 Most Punt Return Yards Punt Return Average (minimum 10 returns) Yds. Player Date Opp. Player Season Ret. Yards Avg. 1. 119 Dan Sheldon 10-19-02 Central Michigan 1. Dan Sheldon 2002 21 477 22.7 2. 108 Rodney Taylor 10-10-87 Toledo 2. Justin McCareins 2000 19 362 19.1 108 Shatone Powers 10-22-05 Kent State 3. Dan Sheldon 2004 24 394 16.4 4. 106 Justin McCareins 11-11-00 Eastern Michigan 4. Jack Dean 1962* 12 164 13.7 106 Justin McCareins 11-18-00 Central Michigan 5. Jack Dean 1963* 14 183 13.1 6. 101 Steve Rodgers 9-12-92 Illinois State 6. Dan Sheldon 2003 12 150 12.5 7. 93 Vaurice Patterson 9-1-94 Oklahoma State 7. Rodney Taylor 1987 23 282 12.3 8. 90 Jack Dean 10-19-63* Illinois State 8. Greg Turner 2006 10 122 12.2 90 Rodney Taylor 11-2-85 Bowling Green 9. Vaurice Patterson 1994 22 252 11.5 90 Dan Sheldon 9-28-02 Kent State 10. Chad Smith 1992 11 124 11.3 90 Dan Sheldon 9-18-04 Iowa State

Kickoff Returns * Indicates College Division Player Season Avg. Yards Ret. 1. Deon Mitchell 1997 24.9 821 33 2. Deon Mitchell 1996 23.0 714 31 Deon Mitchell 1998 23.8 738 31 Tommylee Lewis 2011 25.2 755 30 5. Tommy Davis 2009 24.1 700 29 6. Randee Drew 2003 21.5 581 27 7. Me’co Brown 2008 21.4 492 23 8. Evans Adonis 2007 18.8 488 26 9. John Spilis 1968* 28.8 690 24 Steve Rodgers 1993 21.8 524 24 Tommylee Lewis 2012 24.5 589 24

Kickoff Return Yardage Player Season Ret. Avg. Yards 1. Deon Mitchell 1997 33 24.9 821 2. Tommylee Lewis 2011 30 25.2 755 3. Deon Mitchell 1998 31 23.8 738 4. Deon Mitchell 1996 31 23.0 714 5. Tommy Davis 2009 29 24.1 700 6. John Spilis 1968* 24 28.8 690 7. Tommylee Lewis 2012 24 24.5 589 8. Randee Drew 2003 27 21.5 581 9. Tommy Davis 2010 23 24.0 553 Tommylee Lewis put his name in the NIU and NCAA record books when he 10. Steve Rodgers 1993 24 21.8 524 brought back two kickoffs for touchdowns versus Toledo in 2011. www.NIUHuskies.com 135 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS punting

TEAM RECORDS CAREER leaders Most Punts Punts Game: 16, vs. North Dakota State (9-13-69) Player Seasons Yards Avg. No. Season: 81 (1969) 1. Kent Baker 1996-99 9,724 37.8 257 2. Todd Van Keppel 1981-84 10,312 40.4 255 Most Punting Yards 3. Jim Hannula 1977-80 8,796 38.4 229 4. Tom Wittum 1969-71 9,210 40.4 228 Game: 641, vs. North Dakota State (9-13-69) 5. Andy Dittbenner 2005-08 8,337 39.9 209 Season: 3,273 (1969) 6. Jamie Dobay 1992-95 7,623 37.2 205 7. Jim Gilbert 1972-74 6,874 38.2 180 Fewest Punts 8. Jimmy Erwin 2000-02 6,594 39.5 167 Season: 37 (1990) 9. Dave Jensen 1989-91 5,677 37.3 152 10. Tyler Wedel 2011-14 4,727 41.1 115 Highest Punting Average Game (min. 3 punts): 52.2, vs. Long Beach St. (10-7-78) Punting Yards Season: 43.0, (2007) Player Seasons No. Avg. Yards 1. Todd Van Keppel 1981-84 255 40.4 10,312 TEAM Season Highs 2. Kent Baker 1996-99 257 37.8 9,724 3. Tom Wittum 1969-71 228 40.4 9,210 Punts Punting Average 4. Jim Hannula 1977-80 229 38.4 8,796 Year Punts Year Average 5. Andy Dittbenner 2005-08 209 39.9 8,337 1. 1969 81 1. 2007 43.0 6. Jamie Dobay 1992-95 205 37.2 7,623 2. 1976 78 2. 1982 41.3 7. Jim Gilbert 1972-74 180 38.2 6,874 1984 78 3. 2014 41.15 8. Jimmy Erwin 2000-02 167 39.5 6,594 4. 1970 76 4. 2001 41.09 9. Dave Jensen 1989-91 152 37.3 5,677 5. 1971 74 5. 1970 40.8 10. Tyler Wedel 2011-14 115 41.1 4,727 6. 1981 73 6. 1969 40.4 1997 73 7. 1971 40.2 Punting Average (minimum 100 punts) 8. 1977 71 8. 1983 40.0 Player Seasons No. Yards Avg. 9. 1974 70 1997 40.0 1. Tyler Wedel 2011-14 115 4,727 41.1 1996 70 10. 2009 39.8 2. Mike Kent 1985-86 112 4,544 40.6 3. Todd Van Keppel 1981-84 255 10,312 40.43 4. Tom Wittum 1969-71 228 9,210 40.39 individual RECORDS 5. Jimmy Erwin 2000-02 167 6,594 39.5 Most Punts 6. Andy Dittbenner 2005-08 209 8,337 39.1 7. Jim Hannula 1977-80 229 8,796 38.4 Game: 15, Tom Wittum vs. North Dakota State (9-13-69) 8. Jim Gilbert 1972-74 180 6,874 38.18 Season: 78, Tom Wittum (1969) 9. Kent Baker 1996-99 257 9,724 37.8 Career: 257, Kent Baker (1996-99) 10. Dave Jensen 1989-91 152 5,677 37.3 Most Punting Yards Game: 641, Tom Wittum vs. North Dakota State (9-13-69) single season leaders Season: 3,129, Tom Wittum (1969) Career: 10,312, Todd Van Keppel (1981-84) Punts Player Season Yards Avg. No. Highest Punting Average 1. Tom Wittum 1969 3,129 40.1 78 Game (min. 5 punts): 52.2, Jim Hannula vs. W. Michigan (9-24-77) 2. Tom Wittum 1970 3,104 40.8 76 Season (min. 35 punts): 43.5, Andy Dittbenner (2007) 3. Tom Wittum 1971 2,977 40.2 74 Career (min. 100 punts): 41.1, Tyler Wedel (2011-14) 4. Todd Van Keppel 1981 2,806 38.4 73 5. Jim Hannula 1977 2,737 39.1 70 Kent Baker 1996 2,508 35.8 70 Kent Baker 1997 2,803 40.0 70 Longest Punts 8. Jim Gilbert 1974 2,677 38.7 69 9. Dave Jensen 1991 2,639 38.8 68 Yards Player Opponent Date 10. Todd Van Keppel 1984 2,798 41.8 67 1. 98 Toimi Jarvi vs. Illinois State 10-11-41 2. 90 Ollie Krahenbuhl vs. Illinois State 11-12-38 Punting Yards 3. 75 Bob Kaczala vs. Southern Illinois 11-16-46 Player Season No. Avg. Yards Jim Gilbert vs. Ohio 10-5-74 1. Tom Wittum 1969 78 40.1 3,129 5. 74 George Bork vs. Eastern Illinois 10-13-62 2. Tom Wittum 1970 76 40.8 3,104 Jim Hannula vs. Illinois State 9-30-78 3. Tom Wittum 1971 74 40.2 2,977 7. 72 Todd Van Keppel vs. Illinois State 9-26-81 4. Kent Baker 1997 70 40.0 2,803 5. Jim Hannula 1977 70 39.1 2,737 8. 68 Darren Monnett vs. Wisconsin 9-14-85 6. Tyler Wedel 2014 65 41.7 2,708 Kent Baker vs. Eastern Michigan 10-24-98 7. Jim Gilbert 1974 69 38.7 2,677 10. 67 Todd Van Keppel vs. Central Michigan 11-20-82 8. Dave Jensen 1991 68 38.8 2,639 Kent Baker vs. Vanderbilt 10-11-97 9. Jim Hannula 1978 65 40.1 2,604 10. Andy Dittbenner 2007 59 43.5 2,564

136 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS punting Punting Average (minimum 35 punts) Player Season No. Yards Avg. Year-by-Year leaders 1. Andy Dittbenner 2007 59 2,564 43.5 Year Player No. Yds. Blk. Avg. 2. Jimmy Erwin 2001 60 2,507 41.78 1948 Clem Leniski 44 1,478 2 33.6 3. Todd Van Keppel 1984 67 2,798 41.76 1949 Bob Heimerdinger 23 827 X 35.9 4. Mike Kent 1985 52 2,170 41.70 1950 Bob Heimerdinger 38 1,544 1 40.6 5. Tyler Wedel 2014 50 2,708 41.66 1951 Bob Heimerdinger 41 1,569 1 38.3 6. Todd Van Keppel 1982 58 2,397 41.3 1952 Bill Graham 56 2,041 1 36.4 7. Tom Wittum 1970 76 3,104 40.8 1953 Bill Graham 30 1,055 1 35.2 8. Todd Van Keppel 1983 57 2,311 40.5 1954 Ron Hicks 20 634 1 31.7 9. Tyler Wedel 2013 50 2,019 40.4 1955 Don Coulom 34 1,062 1 31.2 10. Tom Wittum 1971 74 2,977 40.22 1956 Jim Caldwell 29 1,022 1 35.2 1957 Jim Caldwell 48 1,699 1 35.4 single game leaders 1958 Bob Snider 28 951 0 34.0 1959 Ron Hansen 37 1,155 0 31.2 Punts 1960 Steve Land 45 1,364 2 30.3 Player Opp. (Date) No. 1961 George Bork 57 2,079 3 36.5 1. Tom Wittum North Dakota State (9-13-69) 16 1962 George Bork 35 1,314 0 37.5 2. John Terwilliger Toledo (11-11-67) * 13 1963 George Bork 27 951 1 35.2 3. Todd Van Keppel Ball State (10-3-81) 12 1964 Bill Kessler 43 1,506 1 35.0 4. Tom Wittum Ball State (10-25-69) 11 1965 Bill Kessler 33 1,125 X 34.1 Tom Wittum Bowling Green (11-22-69) 11 1966 John Terwilliger 42 1,440 2 34.3 Tom Wittum Toledo (11-7-70) 11 1967 John Terwilliger 63 2,170 3 34.4 Tom Wittum Wisconsin (9-11-71) 11 1968 Bruce Bray 21 763 1 36.3 Dave Patterson Kent State (11-25-76) 11 1969 Tom Wittum 78 3,129 1 40.1 Dave Patterson Indiana State (10-9-76) 11 1970 Tom Wittum 76 3,104 1 40.8 Mike Kent Northwestern (9-28-85) 11 1971 Tom Wittum 74 2,977 1 40.2 Mike Kent Miami (FL) (10-4-86) 11 1972 Jim Gilbert 56 2,190 1 39.1 1973 Jim Gilbert 55 2,007 0 36.5 1974 Jim Gilbert 69 2,677 0 38.8 Punting Yards 1975 Mike Fendley 61 2,334 0 38.3 Player Opp. (Date) No. Yards 1976 Dave Patterson 62 1,964 2 31.7 1. Tom Wittum North Dakota State (9-13-69) 16 683 1977 Jim Hannula 70 2,737 2 39.1 2. Mike Kent Northwestern (9-28-85) 11 487 1978 Jim Hannula 65 2,604 2 40.1 3. Tom Wittum Ball State (10-25-69) 11 473 1979 Jim Hannula 37 1,451 0 39.2 4. Mike Kent Miami (FL) (10-4-86) 11 454 1980 Jim Hannula 57 2,004 0 35.2 5. Tom Wittum Montana (9-19-70) 10 452 1981 Todd Van Keppel 73 2,806 0 38.4 6. Todd Van Keppel Ball State (10-3-81) 12 443 1982 Todd Van Keppel 58 2,397 0 41.3 7. Todd Van Keppel Miami (OH) (10-27-84) 10 439 1983 Todd Van Keppel 57 2,311 1 40.5 8. Tom Wittum Wisconsin (9-11-71) 11 437 1984 Todd Van Keppel 67 2,798 2 41.8 9. Tom Wittum Miami (OH) (10-3-70) 10 434 1985 Mike Kent 52 2,170 1 41.7 10. Mike Fendley Illinois State (11-1-75) 10 432 1986 Mike Kent 60 2,374 1 39.6 1987 Darren Monnett 44 1,678 3 38.1 Single Game Average (minimum 3 punts) 1988 Eric Nelson 50 1,742 0 34.8 Player Opp. (Date) No. Yards Avg. 1989 Dave Jensen 48 1,762 2 36.7 1. Mike Salerno Akron (10-31-09) 3 158 52.7 1990 Dave Jensen 36 1,276 1 35.4 2. Jim Hannula Western Michigan (9-24-77) 6 313 52.2 1991 Dave Jensen 68 2,639 1 38.8 3. Jimmy Erwin Ball State (11-17-01) 5 252 50.4 1992 Quin Corbett 30 1,114 0 37.1 4. Jimmy Erwin Toledo (9-29-01) 8 401 50.1 1993 Jamie Dobay 61 2,311 0 37.9 5. Todd Van Keppel Central Michigan (11-5-83) 10 493 49.3 1994 Jamie Dobay 57 2,110 0 37.0 6. Josh Wilber Illinois (9-18-10) 5 245 49.0 1995 Jamie Dobay 60 2,209 1 36.8 7. Kent Baker Bowling Green (10-4-97) 7 333 47.6 1996 Kent Baker 70 2,508 2 35.8 8. Tom Wittum West Texas State (10-10-70) 6 285 47.5 1997 Kent Baker 70 2,803 0 40.0 9. Jim Gilbert Ohio (10-5-74) 7 331 47.3 1998 Kent Baker 64 2,391 0 37.4 10. Todd Van Keppel Eastern Michigan (10-23-82) 7 331 47.3 1999 Kent Baker 53 2,022 4 38.2 2000 Jimmy Erwin 44 1,675 0 38.1 2001 Jimmy Erwin 60 2,507 1 41.8 2002 Jimmy Erwin 63 2,412 1 38.3 2003 Anthony Gallagher 63 2,533 2 40.2 2004 Anthony Gallagher 45 1,719 2 38.2 2005 Andy Dittbenner 54 2,083 0 38.6 2006 Andy Dittbenner 55 2,085 0 37.9 2007 Andy Dittbenner 59 2,564 1 40.1 2008 Andy Dittbenner 41 1,605 2 39.1 2009 Josh Wilber 28 1,134 0 40.5 2010 Josh Wilber 38 1,512 1 39.8 2011 Ryan Neir 62 2,213 0 35.7 2012 Ryan Neir 51 1,944 0 38.1 2013 Tyler Wedel 50 2,013 1 40.4 2014 Tyler Wedel 65 2,708 0 41.7 www.NIUHuskies.com 137 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS scoring Most Touchdowns Scored TEAM RECORDS Game: 7, Bill Anderson vs. Wheaton (10-19-12)* Most Points Scored Season: 24, Jordan Lynch (2013) Game: 114, vs. Wheaton (10-19-12)* Career: 57, Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) Modern Game: 73, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90); Buffalo (10-28-00) Half: 50, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) Most Field Goals Made Quarter: 34, vs. Miami (OH) (10-12-02) Game: 5, Vince Scott vs. Ohio (11-6-82) Season: 555 (2013) 5, Chris Nendick vs. Temple (10-21-06) Season: 21, Steve Azar (2003) Highest Average Points Per Game Career: 73, Steve Azar (2000-03) Season: 39.6 (2013) Most Field Goals Attempted Fewest Average Points Scored Per Game Game: 7, Chris Nendick vs. Temple (10-21-06) Season: 28, Mathew Sims (2011) Season: 5.1 (1976) Career: 92, Steve Azar (2000-03) Most Points Scored By Opponent Game: 115, by Beloit (10-4-13)* Highest Field Goal Percentage Game (min. 5 attempts): 1.000, Vince Scott (5-of-5) vs. Ohio (11-6-82) Modern Game: 73, by Kansas State (9-12-98) Season (min. 10 attempts): .933, Steve Azar (14-of-15) (2000) Season: 424 (2011) Career (min. 30 attempts): .793, Steve Azar (73-of-92) Most Touchdowns Scored Game: 18, vs. Wheaton (10-19-12)* Longest Field Goal Made Game: 54, Mathew Sims vs. Western Michigan (10-27-12) Modern Game: 10, vs. Buffalo (10-28-00), vs. Eastern Michigan (11-26-10) Season: 71 (2012, 2013) Most Consecutive Field Goals Made Most Field Goals Made Game: 5, Vince Scott vs. Ohio (11-6-82) Season: 14, Steve Azar (10-7-00 to 11-18-00); (9-29-01 to 11-17-01) Game: 5, vs. Ohio (11-6-82) Season: 21 (2003) Most PAT Kicks Made Most Field Goals Attempted Game: 10, Steve Azar vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Season: 67, Mathew Sims (2012) Game: 7, vs. Temple (10-21-06) Career: 196, Mathew Sims (2010-13) Season: 34 (2013) Most PAT Kicks Made Most PAT Kicks Attempted Game: 10, Steve Azar vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Game: 10, vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Season: 68, Mathew Sims (2012) Season: 69 (2012, 2013) Career: 203, Mathew Sims (2010-13) Most PAT Kicks Attempted Game: 10, vs. Buffalo (10-28-00), vs. Eastern Michigan (11-26-10) Highest PAT Percentage Season (min. 30 att.): 1.000 (50-50), Chris Nendick (2005) Season: 71 (2013) Career (min. 50 att.): .976 (161-165), Chris Nendick (2004-07) Most Two-Point PATs Made Season: 7 (1973) Most Consecutive PATs Made Game: 10, Steve Azar vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Most Two-Point PATs Attempted Season: 55, Mathew Sims (2012) Career: 108, Chris Nendick (2004-06) Season: 9 (1973) Most Defensive Touchdowns Scored Most Two-Point PATs Scored Season: 3, Stacey Robinson (1990) Game: 2, on three occasions, most recently vs. Idaho (9-22-07) Career: 3, Dave Petzke (1977-78); Marshall Taylor (1985-88); Season: 4 (1999, 2001) Stacey Robinson (1989-90); Chandler Harnish (2008-11) Most Defensive Extra Points Scored Game: 1, vs. Alabama (9-20-03) Most Two-Point PATs Attempted Season: 7, Jerry Golsteyn (1973) Season: 1 (2003) Career: 10, Pete Kraker (1976-78) Most Two-Point PAT Passes Completed individual RECORDS Season: 5, Jerry Golsteyn (1973) Most Points Scored Career: 5, Jerry Golsteyn (1973-75) Game: 42, Bill Anderson vs. Wheaton (10-19-12)* Season: 132, Chad Spann (2010) Most Defensive Touchdowns Scored Game: 2, Benji Peacock vs. Kent State (10-23-99) Career: 370, Steve Azar (2000-03) Season: 2, Benji Peacock (1999); Lionel Hickenbottom (2001) Most Points Scored By Kicker Career: 2, ﬁ ve different people Game: 18, Vince Scott vs. Ohio (11-6-82) Season: 124, Mathew Sims (2011) Most Defensive Extra Points Scored Game: 1, Kevin Woods vs. Alabama (9-20-03) Career: 370, Steve Azar (2000-03) Season: 1, Kevin Woods (2003) Consecutive Games Scoring a Point Career: 1, Kevin Woods (2002-03) Career: 49, Chris Nendick (2004-07)

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Field Goal Percentage (minimum 30 made) CAREER leaders Player Seasons FGM FGA Pct. 1. Steve Azar 2000-03 73 92 .793 Scoring 2. Vince Scott 1980-83 41 54 .759 Player Seasons TD FG PAT Pts 3. Mike Salerno 2008-09 37 49 .755 1. Steve Azar 2000-03 - 73 151 370 4. John Ivanic 1987-90 46 63 .730 2. Mathew Sims 2010-13 1 54 196 364 5. Chris Nendick 2004-07 57 79 .722 3. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 57 - 2 344 6. Brian Clark 1995-98 31 45 .689 4. Chris Nendick 2004-07 - 57 161 332 7. Mathew Sims 2010-13 54 79 .684 5. Chad Spann 2007-10 50 - - 300 8. Rome Moga 1977-80 31 54 .574 6. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 49 - - 294 7. Michael Turner 2000-03 48 - - 288 8. John Ivanic 1987-90 - 43 115 253 PATs Made Player Seasons Pct. Att. Made 9. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 38 - 6 234 1. Mathew Sims 2010-13 .966 203 196 10. Reino Nori 1932-35* - - - 204 2. Chris Nendick 2004-07 .976 165 161 3. Steve Azar 2000-03 .956 158 151 Touchdowns Scored 4. John Ivanic 1987-90 .943 122 115 Player Seasons Rush Rec. Other TDs 5. Terry Henigan 1962-65* .809 115 93 1. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 52 5 - 57 6. Mike Salerno 2008-09 .755 75 73 2. Chad Spann 2007-10 49 1 - 50 7. Vince Scott 1980-83 .972 71 69 3. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 48 1 - 49 8. Brian Clark 1995-98 .952 62 59 3. Michael Turner 2000-03 43 3 2 48 9. Mike Cklamovski 2010 .902 61 55 4. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 38 - - 38 10. Jim Gilbert 1973-74 .850 60 51 5. Mark Kellar 1971-73 32 1 - 33 6. Reino Nori 1932-35* - - - 31 7. Allen Ross 1977-80 30 - - 30 PATs Attempted (minimum 50 attempted) Player Seasons Made Pct. Att. Justin McCareins 1997-2000 - 29 1 30 1. Mathew Sims 2010-13 196 .966 203 9. Charles Talley 1993-96 28 1 - 29 2. Chris Nendick 2004-07 161 .976 165 10. Thomas Hammock 1999-2002 25 - - 25 3. Steve Azar 2000-03 151 .956 158 4. John Ivanic 1987-90 115 .943 122 Most Points Kicking 5. Terry Henigan 1962-65* 93 .809 115 Player Seasons FG PAT Pts 6. Mike Salerno 2008-09 73 .755 75 1. Steve Azar 2000-03 73 151 370 7. Vince Scott 1980-83 69 .972 71 2. Mathew Sims 2010-13 54 196 358 8. Brian Clark 1995-98 59 .952 62 3. Chris Nendick 2004-07 57 161 332 9. Mike Cklamovski 2010 55 .902 61 4. John Ivanic 1987-90 43 115 253 10. Jim Gilbert 1973-74 51 .850 60 5. Vince Scott 1980-83 41 69 192 6. Mike Salerno 2008-09 37 73 184 7. Brian Clark 1995-98 31 59 152 PAT Percentage (minimum 25 made) Player Seasons Made Att. Pct. 8. Rome Moga 1977-80 31 49 142 1. Kent Baker 1996-99 35 35 1.000 9. Brian Steger 1992-93 25 43 118 Bob Forester 1984-85 28 28 1.000 10. Tom Wittum 1969-71 21 50 113 3. Chris Nendick 2004-07 161 165 .976 4. Mike Salerno 2008-09 73 75 .973 Field Goals Made 5. Vince Scott 1980-83 69 71 .972 Player Seasons Pct. FGA FGM 6. Mathew Sims 2010-13 196 203 .966 1. Steve Azar 2000-03 .793 92 73 7. Steve Azar 2000-03 151 158 .956 2. Chris Nendick 2004-07 .722 79 57 8. Tyler Wedel 2011-14 41 43 .953 3. Mathew Sims 2010-13 .684 79 54 9. Brian Clark 1995-98 59 62 .952 4. John Ivanic 1987-90 .730 63 46 10. Lance Lasseigne 1994 33 35 .9428 5. Vince Scott 1980-83 .759 54 41 11. John Ivanic 1987-90 115 122 .9426 6. Mike Salerno 2008-09 .755 49 37 7. Rome Moga 1977-80 .574 54 31 * Indicates College Division Brian Clark 1995-98 .689 45 31 9. Brian Steger 1992-93 .735 34 25 10. Tom Wittum 1969-71 .568 37 21 Longest Field Goals Yds. Player Opponent Date Field Goals Attempted 1. 54 Mathew Sims Western Michigan 10-27-12 Player Seasons FGM FGA 2. 52 Steve Azar Maryland 8-28-03 1. Steve Azar 2000-03 73 92 52 Chris Nendick Akron 12-1-05 2. Chris Nendick 2004-07 57 79 52 Mike Salerno Bowling Green 10-25-08 Mathew Sims 2010-13 54 79 4. John Ivanic 1987-90 46 63 5. 51 Vince Scott Toledo 11-12-83 5. Rome Moga 1977-80 31 54 51 Steve Azar Wake Forest 8-29-02 6. Vince Scott 1980-83 41 54 51 Steve Azar Alabama 9-20-03 7. Mike Salerno 2008-09 37 49 51 Mike Cklamovski Fresno State 12-18-10 8. Brian Clark 1995-98 31 45 51 Mathew Sims Idaho 9-14-13 9. Tom Wittum 1969-71 21 37 10. 50 Mike Salerno Idaho 9-26-09 10. Brian Steger 1992-93 25 34 50 Steve Azar Illinois 9-8-01 50 Steve Azar Toledo 11-23-02 www.NIUHuskies.com 139 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS scoring Single Season leaders Scoring Field Goal Percentage (minimum 10 made) Player Season TD FG PAT Pts. Player Season FGM FGA Pct. 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 24 0 0 144 1. Steve Azar 2000 14 15 .933 2. Chad Spann 2010 22 - - 132 2. Kent Baker 1999 12 14 .857 3. Garrett Wolfe 2004 21 - - 126 3. Vince Scott 1983 17 20 .850 4. Mathew Sims 2011 - 20 64 124 4. Steve Azar 2003 21 26 .808 5. Stacey Robinson 1990 19 - 6 120 5. John Ivanic 1988 15 19 .789 Michael Turner 2002 20 - - 120 Mathew Sims 2012 15 19 .789 Chad Spann 2009 20 - - 120 7. Steve Azar 2001 20 26 .769 8. Mathew Sims 2012 1 15 67 118 8. Chris Nendick 2004 16 21 .762 9. Garrett Wolfe 2006 19 - 2 116 9. Mike Salerno 2009 19 25 .760 10. Stacey Robinson 1989 19 - - 114 10. Rome Moga 1978 12 16 .750 Jordan Lynch 2012 19 0 0 114 John Ivanic 1987 18 24 .750 Brian Steger 1992 12 16 .750 Touchdowns Scored Brian Clark 1998 15 20 .750 Player Season Rush Rec. Other TDs Mike Salerno 2008 18 24 .750 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 23 1 0 24 2. Chad Spann 2010 22 0 - 22 3. Garrett Wolfe 2004 18 3 - 21 PATs Made (minimum 15 attempts) 4. Michael Turner 2002 19 - 1 20 Player Season Pct. Att. Made Chad Spann 2009 19 1 - 20 1. Mathew Sims 2012 .985 68 67 6. Stacey Robinson 1989 19 - - 19 2. Mathew Sims 2011 .970 66 64 Stacey Robinson 1990 19 - - 19 3. Mathew Sims 2013 .968 63 61 Garrett Wolfe 2006 18 1 - 19 4. Mike Cklamovski 2010 .902 61 55 Jordan Lynch 2012 19 - - 19 5. Chris Nendick 2004 .981 52 51 10. Michael Turner 2003 14 3 - 17 6. Chris Nendick 2005 1.000 50 50 Garrett Wolfe 2005 16 1 - 17 7. Steve Azar 2002 .953 43 41 Steve Azar 2003 .953 43 41 Most Points Kicking 9. Mike Salerno 2009 .951 41 39 Player Season FG PAT Pts 10. Steve Azar 2000 .950 40 38 1. Mathew Sims 2011 20 64 124 2. Mathew Sims 2012 15 67 112 PATs Attempted (minimum 30 made) Mathew Sims 2013 17 61 112 Player Season Made Pct. Att. 4. Mike Cklamovski 2010 17 55 106 1. Mathew Sims 2012 67 .985 68 5. Steve Azar 2003 21 41 104 2. Mathew Sims 2011 64 .970 66 6. Chris Nendick 2004 16 51 99 3. Mathew Sims 2013 61 .968 63 7. Mike Salerno 2009 19 39 96 4. Mike Cklamovski 2010 55 .902 61 8. Steve Azar 2002 18 41 95 5. Chris Nendick 2004 51 .981 52 Chris Nendick 2006 20 35 95 6. Chris Nendick 2005 50 1.000 50 10. Steve Azar 2001 20 31 91 7. Steve Azar 2002 41 .953 43 Steve Azar 2003 41 .953 43 Field Goals Made 9. Mike Salerno 2009 39 .951 41 Player Season Pct. FGA FGM 10. John Ivanic 1989 37 .925 40 1. Steve Azar 2003 .808 26 21 John Ivanic 1990 37 .925 40 2. Steve Azar 2001 .769 26 20 Steve Azar 2000 38 .950 40 Chris Nendick 2006 .741 27 20 Mathew Sims 2011 .714 28 20 5. Mike Salerno 2009 .760 25 19 PAT Percentage (minimum 15 made) 6. Steve Azar 2002 .720 25 18 Player Season Made Att. Pct. John Ivanic 1987 .750 24 18 1. Chris Nendick 2005 50 50 1.000 Mike Salerno 2008 .750 24 18 Kent Baker 1999 35 35 1.000 9. Vince Scott 1983 .850 20 17 Christian Hagan 2014 23 23 1.000 Mike Cklamovski 2010 .630 27 17 Brian Clark 1996 17 17 1.000 Mathew Sims 2013 .586 29 17 John Ivanic 1987 29 29 1.000 Bob Forester 1985 18 18 1.000 Field Goals Attempted Vince Scott 1981 17 17 1.000 Player Season FGM FGA Mike Salerno 2008 34 34 1.000 1. Mathew Sims 2013 17 29 9. Mathew Sims 2012 67 68 .985 2. Mathew Sims 2011 20 28 10. Chris Nendick 2004 51 52 .981 3. Chris Nendick 2006 20 27 Mike Cklamovski 2010 17 27 5. Steve Azar 2001 20 26 Steve Azar 2003 21 26 * Indicates College Division 7. Steve Azar 2002 18 25 Mike Salerno 2009 19 25 9. John Ivanic 1987 18 24 Mike Salerno 2008 18 24

140 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS SCORING Year-by-Year leaders single game team records Year Player, Pos. TD PAT FG Pts. Most Touchdowns 1948 Bob Brigham, HB 11 0 0 66 TDs Opponent Date 1949 Floyd Hunsberger, HB 7 0 0 42 1. 18 Wheaton 10-19-12* 1950 Ernie Wickstrom, HB 8 0 0 48 2. 10 Buffalo 10-28-00 1951 Fran Cahill, E 11 0 0 66 10 Buffalo 11-26-10 1952 Jim McKinzie, E 6 0 0 36 4. 9 Fresno State 10-6-90 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB 7 0 0 42 9 Toledo 11-9-10 1954 Tom Skubich, HB 4 0 0 24 9 Toledo 11-1-11 1955 Bob Snider, HB 2 0 0 12 9 Massachusetts 11-3-12 1956 Bob Soltis, HB 4 0 0 24 9 Massachusetts 11-2-13 1957 Jim Caldwell, E 7 8 0 50 9. 8 Cincinnati 11-18-89 1958 Joe Plaskas, FB 6 0 0 36 8 UNLV 10-7-95 1959 Al Eck, E 11 0 0 66 8 Western Michigan 10-23-04 1960 Bob Soltis, HB 9 1 0 55 8 Ball State 11-20-10 1961 Gary Stearns, HB 6 2 0 38 1962 Jack Dean, HB 7 0 0 42 Most Points By Kicking Gary Stearns, HB 7 0 0 42 Pts. Opponent Date 1963 Hugh Rohrschneider, SE 14 l-2 0 88 1. 19 Temple 10-21-06 1964 Jack Dean, HB-QB 8 l-3 0 54 1965 Gerry Sandberg, E 9 0 0 54 2. 18 Ohio 11-16-82 1966 Mike Griesman, QB 9 0 0 54 3. 17 Fresno State 10-6-90 1967 John Spilis, SE 5 0 0 30 4. 16 Central Michigan 11-18-00 1968 John Spilis, SE 12 0 0 72 16 Eastern Michigan 11-3-01 1969 Tom Wittum, P-PK 0 17 10 47 16 Central Michigan 10-11-03 1970 John Lalonde, FB 6 0 0 36 16 Kent State 10-8-11 Bob Rudecki, FB 6 0 0 36 8. 15 Central Michigan 11-12-08 1971 Mark Kellar, FB 8 0 0 48 15 Central Michigan 10-23-10 1972 Mark Kellar, FB 9 0 0 54 15 Central Micigan 10-1-11 1973 Mark Kellar, FB 16 l-2 0 100 15 Western Michigan 10-15-11 1974 Ed Johnson, FB 7 0 0 42 15 Bowling Green (MACC) 12-5-14 1975 Pete Miskov, PK 0 23 8 47 1976 James Louis, SE 2 0 0 12 Most Field Goals Made Vince Smith, HB 2 0 0 12 No. Opponent Date 1977 Allen Ross, TB 8 0 0 48 1. 5 Ohio 11-6-82 1978 Dave Petzke, SE 11 l-1 0 68 5 Temple 10-21-06 1979 Allen Ross, TB 8 0 0 48 3. 4 11 Times Last vs. Kent State, 10-8-11 1980 Lou Wicks, FB 7 0 0 42 1981 Vince Scott, PK 0 17 7 38 Most Field Goals Attempted 1982 Vince Scott, PK 0 10 13 49 No. Opponent Date 1983 Vince Scott, PK 0 29 17 80 1. 7 Temple 10-21-06 1984 Carl Aikens, SE 6 0 0 36 2. 6 Ohio 11-19-77 1985 Bob Forester, PK 0 18 7 39 6 Paciﬁ c 10-15-94 1986 Marshall Taylor, QB 7 l-1 0 44 6 Central Michigan 10-23-10 1987 John Ivanic, PK 0 29 18 83 6 Central Michigan 10-1-11 1988 John Ivanic, PK 0 12 15 57 1989 Stacey Robinson, QB 19 0 0 114 5. 5 Ohio 11-6-82 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB 19 l-3 0 120 5 Akron 10-20-12 1991 Willy Roy, Jr., PK 0 12 7 33 1992 Brian Steger, PK 0 21 12 57 Field Goal Percentage (minimum 4 made) 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB 12 0 0 72 Pct. Opponent FG / FGA Date 1994 Lance Lasseigne, PK 0 33 12 69 1. 1.000 Ohio 5 / 5 11-6-82 1995 Ralph Strickland, FL 9 0 0 54 1.000 Kent State 4 / 4 11-4-78 1996 Charles Talley, TB 12 0 0 72 1.000 Kent State 4 / 4 11-3-79 1997 Brian Clark, PK 0 13 6 31 1.000 Toledo 4 / 4 11-12-83 1998 Brian Clark, PK 0 13 15 58 1.000 Wisconsin 4 / 4 9-17-88 1999 Kent Baker, P-PK 0 35 12 71 1.000 Eastern Michigan 4 / 4 11-11-00 2000 Thomas Hammock, TB 16 0 0 96 1.000 Central Michigan 4 / 4 11-18-00 2001 Steve Azar, PK 0 31 20 91 1.000 Kent State 4 / 4 10-8-11 2002 Michael Turner, TB 20 0 0 120 9. .714 Temple 5 / 7 10-21-06 2003 Steve Azar, PK 0 41 21 104 2004 Garrett Wolfe, TB 21 0 0 126 Most PATs Made 2005 Garrett Wolfe, TB 17 0 0 102 Pts. Opponent Date 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB 19 1 0 116 1. 10 Buffalo 10-28-00 2007 Justin Anderson, TB 11 0 0 66 2. 9 Toledo 11-1-11 2008 Mike Salerno, PK 0 34 18 88 9 Massachusetts 11-3-12 2009 Mike Salerno, K 0 39 19 96 9 Massachusetts 11-2-13 2010 Chad Spann, TB 22 0 0 132 5. 8 Seven Times Last vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-26-10 2011 Mathew Sims, K 0 64 20 124 2012 Mathew Sims, K 1 67 15 118 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB 24 0 0 144 2014 Cameron Stingily, TB 14 0 0 84 www.NIUHuskies.com 141 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS scoring

ALL GAMES Most Points by NIU in a Game Pts. Opponent (Score) Date 1. 114 Wheaton (114-7) 10-19-12 * 2. 91 Elmhurst (91-10) 11-5-21* 3. 73 Fresno State (73-18) 10-6-90 73 Buffalo (73-10) 10-28-00 5. 71 Eastern Michigan (71-3) 11-26-10 6. 65 Toledo (65-30) 11-9-10 7. 64 Mt. Morris (64-0) 10-16-20 * 64 Mt. Morris (64-9) 10-22-21 * 9. 63 Toledo (63-60) 11-1-11 63 Massachusetts (63-0) 11-3-12 63 Massachusetts (63-19) 11-2-13

Most Points by NIU in a Half Pts. Opponent (Half) Date 1. 50 Fresno State (1st) 10-6-90 2. 45 Buffalo (1st) 10-28-00 3. 42 Western Michigan (1st) 10-23-04 42 Massachusetts (1st) 11-2-13 4. 41 Miami (OH) (2nd) 10-12-02 5. 38 Western Michigan (2nd) 10-15-11 Steve Azar (2000-03) is the all-time leading scorer in NIU history. 38 Indiana State (1st) 9-23-06 38 Illinois State (1st) 9-9-00 8. 37 Central Michigan (2nd) 10-11-03 Most Points by NIU Opponent in a Game 37 Eastern Michigan (1st) 11-5-09 Pts. Opponent (Score) Date 37 Toledo (2nd) 11-9-10 1. 115 by Beloit (115-0) 10-4-13 * 37 Eastern Michigan (1st) 11-26-10 2. 96 by St. Viator (96-0) 10-23-15 * 37 Miami (OH) (1st) 10-18-14 3. 73 by Kansas State (73-7) 9-12-98 4. 70 by Toledo (70-21) 10-27-07 Most Points by NIU in a Quarter 5. 69 by Central Michigan (69-7) 11-15-75 Pts. Opponent (Quarter) Date 6. 67 by Oregon State (67-28) 11-16-96 1. 34 Miami (OH) (4th) 10-12-02 7. 66 by North Central (66-0) 11-22-13 * 2. 29 Illinois State (2nd) 10-19-63 * 8. 65 by Beloit (65-0) 9-28-12 * 29 Fresno State (2nd) 10-6-90 9. 63 by Millikin (63-0) 10-8-21 * 63 by Ohio (63-15) 11-20-76

Longest Scoring Plays Largest NIU Winning Margin Yds. Player (Passer) Opponent Type Date Margin Score Opponent Date 1. 100 Dave Petway Southern Illinois INT 10-22-77 1. 107 114-7 Wheaton 10-19-12 * 100 Tommylee Lewis Toledo KR 11-1-11 2. 81 91-10 Elmhurst 11-5-21 * 3. 99 Reino Nori UW-Whitewater RUSH 11-17-34 3. 68 71-3 Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 4. 64 64-0 Mt. Morris 10-16-20 * 99 Justin McCareins (D. Urban) Ball State REC 9-30-00 5. 63 73-10 Buffalo 10-28-00 99 Tommylee Lewis Purdue KR 9-28-13 63 63-0 Massachusetts 11-3-12 6. 98 Byron Florence Western Michigan KR 9-23-72 7. 61 61-0 Winona State 9-21-63 * 7. 97 John Spilis Bowling Green KR 11-16-68 8. 59 59-0 Elmhurst 11-5-21 * 97 Mike Pinckney Long Beach State KR 9-5-80 9. 55 64-9 Mt. Morris 10-22-21 * 9. 96 Darrell Hill (C. Finlen) Eastern Michigan REC 11-20-99 55 73-18 Fresno State 10-6-90 10. 95 William Andrews Buffalo KR 10-2-99 95 Chase Carter Idaho INT 9-22-07 Largest NIU Losing Margin 95 Tommylee Lewis Toledo KR 11-1-11 Margin Score Opponent Date 13. 94 Curt Pardridge Wisconsin KR 9-14-85 1. 115 115-0 Beloit 10-4-13* 14. 93 Rich Bader (G. Bork) Eastern Michigan REC 11-5-60 2. 96 96-0 St. Viator 10-23-15* 3. 66 66-0 North Central 11-12-13* 93 Michael Turner Wake Forest KR 8-29-02 66 73-7 Kansas State 9-12-98 93 Tommylee Lewis Eastern Michigan KR 11-23-12 5. 65 65-0 Beloit 9-28-12* 17. 92 Bob Florence Western Michigan KR 9-21-74 6. 63 63-0 Millikin 10-8-21* 92 Darryl Richardson Ohio RUSH 11-16-85 7. 62 69-7 Central Michigan 11-15-75 92 Gerald Nickelberry Arkansas State FR 9-18-83 8. 61 61-0 Central Michigan 10-8-55* 92 LeShon Johnson Southern Illinois RUSH 10-2-93 9. 56 62-6 Lombard 11-9-23* 92 Deon Mitchell Bowling Green KR 10-4-97 10. 54 54-0 Southern Illinois 10-23-76 92 Matt Simon (D. Nicholson) Central Michigan REC 9-29-07 54 57-3 Iowa 9-20-86 91 Nathan Palmer (C. Harnish) Minnesota REC 8-30-08 24. 90 Dan Sheldon Kent State PR 9-28-02 90 Jordan Lynch Buffalo RUSH 10-9-10

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MAC GAMES ONLY Most Points by NIU in a Quarter Pts. Opponent (Quarter) Date Most Points by NIU in a Game 1. 34 Miami (OH) (4th) 10-12-02 Pts. Score Opponent (Score) Date 2. 28 Buffalo (2nd) 10-28-00 1. 73 73-10 Buffalo 10-28-00 28 Ball State (2nd) 10-5-02 2. 71 71-3 Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 28 Central Michigan (3rd) 10-11-03 3. 65 65-30 Toledo 11-9-10 28 Central Michigan (3rd) 10-16-04 4. 63 63-60 Toledo 11-1-11 28 Western Michigan (2nd) 10-23-04 63 63-0 Massachusetts 11-3-12 28 Toledo (3rd) 11-9-10 63 63-19 Massachusetts 11-2-13 8. 27 Ball State (2nd) 11-1-03 7. 59 59-38 Western Michigan 10-23-04 9. 25 Central Michigan (4th) 10-1-11 59 59-21 Ball State 11-20-10 10. 24 Western Michigan (3rd) 10-15-11 59 59-17 Eastern Michigan 10-26-13 10. 55 55-24 Central Michigan 9-29-12 Most Points by NIU Opponent Pts. Score Opponent Date Most Points by NIU in a Half 1. 70 70-21 Toledo 10-27-07 Pts. Opponent (Half) Date 2. 69 69-7 Central Michigan 11-15-75 1. 45 Buffalo (1st) 10-28-00 3. 63 63-15 Ohio 11-20-76 2. 42 Western Michigan (1st) 10-23-04 4. 60 63-60 Toledo 11-1-11 42 Massachusetts (1st) 11-2-13 5. 52 52-22 Western Michigan 10-21-00 4. 41 Miami (OH) (2nd) 10-12-02 6. 49 49-21 Western Michigan 9-24-77 5. 38 Western Michigan (2nd) 10-15-11 49 49-30 Toledo 11-15-03 38 Eastern Michigan (1st) 10-26-13 8. 48 48-42 Akron (OT) 9-24-05 7. 37 Central Michigan (2nd) 10-11-03 48 48-41 Central Michigan 10-1-11 37 Eastern Michigan (1st) 11-5-09 10. 47 47-27 Bowling Green 12-6-13 37 Toledo (2nd) 11-9-10 37 Eastern Michigan (1st) 11-26-10 Largest NIU Winning Margin 37 Miami (OH) (1st) 10-18-14 Margin Score Opponent Date 1. 68 71-3 Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 2. 63 73-10 Buffalo 10-28-00 63 63-0 Massachusetts 11-3-12 4. 49 49-0 Central Michigan 10-19-03 5. 44 50-6 Eastern Michigan 11-5-09 44 63-19 Massachusetts 11-2-13 7. 43 50-7 Kent State 10-23-99 8. 42 45-3 Buffalo 10-13-12 42 49-7 Eastern Michigan 11-23-12 10. 39 59-20 Eastern Michigan 10-26-13

Largest NIU Losing Margin Margin Score Opponent Date 1. 62 69-7 Central Michigan 11-15-75 2. 49 70-21 Toledo 10-27-07 3. 48 63-15 Ohio 11-20-76 4. 42 42-0 Kent State 11-25-76 42 42-0 Ball State 11-17-79 42 42-0 Miami (OH) 11-15-97 7. 34 44-10 Central Michigan 8-28-97 8. 32 41-9 Marshall 10-30-99 9. 31 37-6 Western Michigan 9-18-76 31 31-0 Toledo 11-21-81 31 41-10 Miami (OH) 11-7-98

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TEAM RECORDS TEAM seASON HIGHS Rushing First Downs Plays No. Year Most Plays 1. 215 2013 Plays Yards Year Game: 109, vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) 2. 183 1990 1. 1,073 7,277 2013 Season: 1,073 (2013) and (2014) 183 2014 1,073 6,177 2014 4. 180 1989 3. 1,023 6,574 2012 Most Net Yards Gained 5. 177 1973 4. 1,003 6,664 2011 Game: 806, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) 6. 172 1987 5. 910 6,300 2010 Season: 7,277 (2013) 7. 163 2012 6. 899 4,059 1978 8. 158 2011 7. 874 4,420 1987 9. 154 2010 Most Net Yards Gained in a Half 8. 858 4,547 2003 10. 147 1972 Game: 532, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) 9. 855 5,265 2004 10. 829 4,722 2006 Highest Average Yards Per Play Passing First Downs Game: 13.2, vs. Eastern Michigan (11-26-10) Total Offensive Yards No. Year 1. 149 2011 Season: 6.92 (2010) Yards Plays Year 2, 144 2012 1. 7,277 1,073 2013 3. 133 2013 Highest Average Yards Per Game 2. 6,664 1,003 2011 4. 132 2010 Season: 519.8 (2013) 3. 6,574 1,023 2012 5. 129 1963 4. 6,300 910 2010 6. 121 2014 5. 6,177 1,073 2014 Most Touchdowns (Rushing And Passing) 7. 120 2006 6. 5,329 815 2005 Season: 70 (2012) 8. 115 1962 7. 5,265 855 2004 9. 114 2005 8. 4,722 829 2006 Most First Downs Gained 10. 108 2003 9. 4,706 813 2000 Game: 43, vs. Ball State (11-15-11) 10. 4,661 759 1990 Season: 365 (2013) individual records Most First Downs Gained in a Half Most Yards Per Play Avg. Plays Yards Year Most Plays Game: 29, vs. Ball State (11-15-11) 1. 6.92 910 6,300 2010 Game: 75, Pete Kraker vs. Central Michigan (11-13-76) 2. 6.78 1,073 7,277 2013 Season: 696, Jordan Lynch (2013) Most First Downs Rushing 3. 6.64 1,003 6,664 2011 Career: 1,648, Chandler Harnish (2008-2011) Game: 31, vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) 4. 6.63 553 3,958 1963* Season: 215 (2013) 5. 6.54 815 5,329 2005 Most Net Yards Gained 6. 6.43 1,023 6,574 2012 Game: 569, Jordan Lynch vs. Toledo (11-14-12) Most First Downs Passing 7. 6.31 739 4,661 1990 Season: 4,953, Jordan Lynch (2012) Game: 24, vs. Illinois State (10-19-63)* 8. 6.16 855 5,265 2004 Freshman: 2,067, Chandler Harnish (2008) Season: 149 (2011) 9. 5.95 558 3,319 1950* Sophomore: 3,222, Drew Hare (2014) 10. 5.79 813 4,706 2000 Junior: 4,953, Jordan Lynch (2012) Most First Downs By Penalty Senior: 4,812, Jordan Lynch (2013) Season: 27 (2006) Most Yards Per Game Career: 11,927, Chandler Harnish (2008-2011) YPG G Yards Year * Indicates College Division 1. 519.8 14 7,277 2013 Highest Average Yards Per Play 2. 476.0 14 6,664 2011 Season (min. 125): 7.95, Chandler Harnish (2011) 3. 469.6 14 6,574 2012 Career (min. 350): 7.24, Chandler Harnish 4. 450.0 14 6,300 2010 (2008-2011) 5. 444.1 12 5,329 2005 6. 441.2 14 6,177 2014 Highest Average Yards Per Game 7. 439.8 10 3,958 1963* Season (min. 10): 353.8, Jordan Lynch (2012) 8. 438.8 12 5,265 2004 Career: 253.8, Chandler Harnish (2008-2011) 9. 427.8 11 4,706 2000 10. 423.7 11 4,661 1990 Touchdowns Responsible For (Rushing Total First Downs and Passing) No. Year Game: 7, Bill Anderson vs. Wheaton (7 rush), 10-19-12*; 1. 365 2013 George Bork vs. UW-Whitewater (7 pass), 9-14-63* 2. 333 2011 Season: 47, Jordan Lynch (24 pass, 23 rush), 2013 3. 326 2012 Career: 99, Jordan Lynch (51 pass, 48 rush), 4. 319 2014 2009-2013 5. 303 2010 6. 261 2004 7. 255 2000 8. 254 2005 9. 244 1987 10. 243 2006

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CAREER leaders

Total Yards Player Seasons Plays Rush Pass Total 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,648 2,983 8,944 11,927 2. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 1,486 4,343 6,209 10,552 3. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-01 1,137 237 6,551 6,778 4. George Bork 1960-63* 1,002 -380 6,782 6,402 5. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 1,247 1,971 4,167 6,138 6. Josh Haldi 2001-04 945 -66 6,015 5,949 7. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 807 5,214 0 5,214 8. Michael Turner 2000-03 940 4,941 0 4,941 9. Phil Horvath 2004-06 790 -60 4,887 4,827 10. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51* ------4,602

Touchdowns Responsible For Player Seasons Scored Pass TD 1. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 48 51 99 2. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 24 68 92 3. George Bork 1960-63* 5 60 65 4. Josh Haldi 2001-04 6 55 61 5. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-01 10 42 52 Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 52 0 52 7. Stacey Robinson 1988-90 38 13 51 8. Bob Heimerdinger 1948-51* 9 38 47 9. Michael Turner 2000-03 46 0 46 10. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 22 14 36

Yards Per Play (minimum 350 plays) Player Seasons Plays Yards Avg. 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,648 11,927 7.24 Chandler Harnish and Jordan Lynch led the best offenses in school history during 2. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 1,486 10,552 7.10 their storied careers. 3. Drew Hare 2013- 499 3,443 6.90 4. Stacey Robinson 1989-90 662 4,405 6.65 5. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 807 5,214 6.46 6. George Bork 1960-63* 1,002 6,402 6.39 Top Total Oﬀ ense Games 7. Josh Haldi 2001-04 945 6,015 6.30 Yards Opponent Date 8. Phil Horvath 2004-06 790 4,827 6.11 1. 806 vs. Fresno State 10-6-90 9. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-01 1,137 6,788 5.97 2. 710 vs. Ball State 11-15-11 10. Dan Nicholson 2005-08 527 3,559 5.6 3. 698 vs. Kent State 10-5-13 4. 697 vs. Western Michigan 10-15-11 Most Plays 5. 683 vs. UNLV 10-7-95 Player Seasons Plays 6. 658 vs. Eastern Michigan 10-26-13 1. Chandler Harnish 2008-11 1,648 658 vs. Miami (Ohio) 10-18-14 2. Jordan Lynch 2009-13 1,486 8. 652 vs. Western Michigan 10-23-04 3. Marshall Taylor 1985-88 1,247 9. 646 vs. Buffalo 10-28-00 4. Chris Finlen 1997, 99-01 1,137 646 vs. Eastern Michigan 11-26-10 5. George Bork 1960-63* 1,002 11. 635 vs. Presbyterian 8-28-14 6. Josh Haldi 2001-05 945 12. 623 vs. Cincinnati 11-18-89 7. Michael Turner 2000-03 940 623 vs. Bowling Green 11-8-11 8. Pete Kraker 1976-78 876 14. 622 vs. Central Michigan 9-29-12 9. Allen Ross 1977-80 867 15. 616 vs. UNLV 9-13-14 10. Garrett Wolfe 2004-06 807 16. 612 vs. Massachusetts 11-2-13 17. 610 vs. Ball State 9-30-06 * Indicates College Division 610 vs. Massachusetts 11-3-12 19. 609 vs. Eastern Illinois 9-24-94 20. 602 vs. Eastern Illinois 9-21-13 21. 596 vs. Toledo 11-14-12 22. 592 vs. Central Michigan 10-19-13 23. 591 vs. Tennessee Tech 9-17-05 24. 587 vs. Kent State 10-8-11 25. 584 vs. Toledo 11-9-10 26. 569 vs. Ball State 11-13-13 27. 566 vs. Eastern Michigan 11-20-04 566 vs. Toledo 11-20-13 www.NIUHuskies.com 145 NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS Total Offense

single season leaders year-by-year leaders Year Player, Pos. Plays Rush Pass Total Total Yards 1948 Don Fortunato, QB 195 -89 1,214 1,125 Player Season Plays Rush Pass Total 1949 Bob Heimerdinger, QB 161 154 769 923 1. Jordan Lynch 2012 688 1,815 3,138 4,953 1950 Bob Heimerdinger, QB 286 185 1,597 1,782 2. Jordan Lynch 2013 696 1,920 2,892 4,812 1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB 292 65 1,710 1,775 3. Drew Hare 2014 485 900 2,322 3,222 1952 Bill Graham, HB 197 205 505 710 4. Chandler Harnish 2011 578 1,379 3,216 4,595 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB 97 330 0 330 5, Chandler Harnish 2010 429 836 2,530 3,366 1954 Ron Hicks, QB 138 -13 617 604 6. George Bork 1963 * 413 -132 3,077 2,945 1955 Don Coulom, QB 125 27 402 429 7. Josh Haldi 2003 411 -65 2,544 2,479 1956 Tom Skubich, HB 92 404 0 404 8. George Bork 1962 * 397 -108 2,506 2,398 1957 Lew Flinn, QB 141 -127 897 770 9. Ron Christian 1965 * 377 206 2,101 2,307 1958 Lew Flinn, QB 161 -30 916 886 10. Stacey Robinson 1989 351 1,443 863 2,306 1959 Lew Flinn, QB 202 -114 1,420 1,306

1960 Tom Beck, QB 234 67 1,176 1,243 Touchdowns Responsible For 1961 George Bork, QB 139 -75 841 766 Player Season Rush Pass Total 1962 George Bork, QB 397 -108 2,506 2,398 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 23 24 47 1963 George Bork, QB 413 -132 3,077 2,945 2. Jordan Lynch 2012 19 25 44 1964 Jack Dean, HB-QB 270 733 716 1,449 3. Chandler Harnish 2011 11 28 39 1965 Ron Christian, QB 377 206 2,101 2,307 4. George Bork 1963 * 1 32 33 1966 Mike Griesman, QB 373 99 1,899 1,998 5. Josh Haldi 2003 3 25 28 1967 Bob Carpenter, QB 214 -64 1,169 1,105 Chandler Harnish 2010 7 21 28 1968 Bob Carpenter, QB 293 -160 1,421 1,261 7. Stacey Robinson 1990 19 8 27 1969 Steve Parker, QB 282 281 827 1,108 8. George Bork 1962 * 4 22 26 1970 Terry Drugan, QB 175 128 561 689 Drew Hare 2014 8 18 26 1971 Terry Drugan, QB 262 6 957 963 10. Ron Christian 1965 * 2 23 25 1972 Mark Kellar, FB 285 1,316 0 1,316 1973 Mark Kellar, FB 291 1,719 0 1,719 Yards Per Play (minimum 125 plays) 1974 Vince Smith, TB 131 720 0 720 Player Season Plays Yards Avg. 1975 Jerry Golsteyn, QB 251 -48 1,539 1,491 1. Chandler Harnish 2011 578 4,595 7.95 1976 Pete Kraker, QB 263 214 525 739 2. Chandler Harnish 2010 429 3,366 7.85 1977 Allen Ross, TB 274 1,043 0 1,043 3. Phil Horvath 2005 272 2,001 7.43 1978 Pete Kraker, QB 364 21 1,731 1,752 4. Jordan Lynch 2012 688 4,953 7.20 1979 John Gibbons, QB 194 53 747 800 5. George Bork 1963 413 2,945 7.13 1980 John Gibbons, QB 278 96 1,119 1,215 6. Chris Finlen 2000 274 1,947 7.11 1981 Rick Bridges, QB 182 196 636 832 7. Jordan Lynch 2013 696 4,812 6.91 1982 Pete Roth, TB 220 1,008 0 1,008 8. Chris Finlen 2004 218 1,473 6.76 1983 Tim Tyrrell, QB 355 539 1,260 1,799 9. Stacey Robinson 1990 311 2,099 6.75 1984 Darryl Taylor, QB 161 -1 938 937 10. Drew Hare 2014 485 3,222 6.64 1985 Marshall Taylor, QB 370 438 1,162 1,600 1986 Marshall Taylor, QB 307 426 993 1,419 Most Plays 1987 Marshall Taylor, QB 296 826 1,039 1,865 Player Season Yards Plays 1988 Marshall Taylor, QB 274 281 973 1,254 1. Jordan Lynch 2013 4,812 696 1989 Stacey Robinson, QB 351 1,443 863 2,306 2. Jordan Lynch 2012 4,953 688 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB 311 1,238 861 2,099 3. Chandler Harnish 2011 4,595 578 1991 Adam Dach, FB 165 847 0 847 4. Drew Hare 2014 3,222 485 1992 LeShon Johnson, TB 265 1,338 0 1,338 5. Chandler Harnish 2010 3,366 429 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB 328 1,976 0 1,976 6. Chris Finlen 2001 2,142 417 1994 Aaron Gilbert, QB 245 -23 1,437 1,414 7. George Bork 1963* 2,945 413 1995 Charles Talley, TB 285 1,540 0 1,540 8. Josh Haldi 2003 2,479 411 1996 Brandon Barker, QB 267 -114 1,223 1,109 9. George Bork 1962* 2,398 397 1997 Chris Finlen, QB 188 -18 1,107 1,089 10. Ron Christian 1965* 2,307 377 1998 Craig Harmon, QB 196 -77 795 718 1999 Chris Finlen, QB 258 59 1,551 1,610 2000 Chris Finlen, QB 274 90 1,857 1,947 single game leaders 2001 Chris Finlen, QB 417 106 2,036 2,142 Total Offense 2002 Josh Haldi, QB 313 -90 2,027 1,937 Yards Player Opponent Date 2003 Josh Haldi, QB 411 -65 2,544 2,479 1. 569 Jordan Lynch vs. Toledo 11-14-12 2004 Garrett Wolfe, TB 256 1,656 0 1,656 2. 519 Chandler Harnish vs. Ball State 11-15-11 2005 Phil Horvath, QB 272 21 2,001 2,022 3. 477 Phil Horvath vs. Akron 9-24-05 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB 309 1,928 0 1,928 4. 471 Jordan Lynch vs. Central Michigan 10-19-13 2007 Dan Nicholson, QB 269 -66 1,633 1,567 5. 468 Jordan Lynch vs. Ball State 11-13-13 2008 Chandler Harnish, QB 329 539 1,528 2,067 6. 467 Jordan Lynch vs. Army 9-15-12 2009 Chandler Harnish, QB 312 229 1,670 1,899 7. 465 Chandler Harnish vs. Central Michigan 10-1-11 2010 Chandler Harnish, QB 429 836 2,530 3,366 8. 452 Chandler Harnish vs. Bowling Green 11-8-11 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB 578 1,379 3,216 4,595 9. 438 George Bork vs. Illinois State 11-3-62* 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB 688 1,815 3,138 4,953 10. 432 Chandler Harnish vs. Western Michigan 10-15-11 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB 696 1,920 2,892 4,812 2014 Drew Hare, QB 485 900 2,322 3,222 146 www.NIUHuskies.com NIU HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECORDS huskie stadium TEAM RECORDS individual RECORDS

Total Offense Total Offense Plays: 109, NIU vs. Presbyterian (8-28-14) Plays: 75, Pete Kraker (NIU) vs. Central Michigan (11-13-76) Yards: 806, NIU vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) Yards: 569, Jordan Lynch (NIU) vs.Toledo (11-14-12)

Rushing Rushing Attempts: 81, NIU vs. Cal State-Fullerton (10-24-97) Attempts: 52, Michael Turner (NIU) vs. Central Michigan (11-18-00) Yards: 733, NIU vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) Yards: 322, LeShon Johnson (NIU) vs. Southern Illinois (10-2-93) Touchdowns: 9, NIU vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) Touchdowns: 5, three times, most recently Garrett Wolfe (NIU) vs. Western Michigan (11/23/05) Passing Attempts: 60, Southern Illinois vs. NIU (10-7-89) Passing Completions: 41, Southern Illinois vs. NIU (10-7-89) Attempts: 60, Scott Gabbert (Southern Illinois) vs. NIU (10-7-89) Completion Percentage: .928 (13-14), NIU vs. Ball State (11-12-09) Completions: 41, Scott Gabbert (Southern Illinois) vs. NIU (10-7-89) Yards: 415, Louisiana Tech vs. NIU (10-22-94) Completion Pct.: .863, Phil Horvath (NIU) vs. Miami (OH) (10-5-05) Touchdowns: 7, NIU vs. Illinois State (11-6-65)* Yards: 415, Jason Martin (Louisiana Tech) vs. NIU (10-22-94) Interceptions: 8, NIU vs. West Texas State (11-4-67)* Touchdowns: 5, Chandler Harnish (NIU) vs. Army (9-3-11) Interceptions: 7, Bob Carpenter (NIU) vs. West Texas State (11-4-67)* First Downs Total: 43, NIU vs. Ball State (11-15-11) Receiving Rushing: 31, NIU vs. Fresno State (10-6-90) Receptions: 14, three times, most recently P.J. Fleck (NIU) vs. Ohio (10-4-03) Passing: 21, Southern Illinois vs. NIU (10-7-89) Yards: 234, P.J. Fleck (NIU) vs. Ohio (10-4-03) Touchdowns: 3, four times, most recently Scoring Troy Edwards (Louisiana Tech) vs. NIU (11-2-96) Points: 73, NIU vs. Fresno State (10-6-90); 73, NIU vs. Buffalo (10-28-2000) Scoring Touchdowns: 10, NIU vs. Buffalo (10-28-2000) Touchdowns: 5, three times, most recently Garrett Wolfe (NIU) Kicking PATs Made: 10, NIU vs. Buffalo (10-28-2000) vs. Western Michigan (11-23-05) Kicking PATs Attempted: 10, NIU vs. Buffalo (10-28-2000) Kicking PATs Made: 10, Steve Azar (NIU) vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Two-point PATs Made: 3, Northern Arizona vs. NIU (10-12-68)* Kicking PATs Attempted: 10, Steve Azar (NIU) vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Two-point PATs Attempted: 4, Buffalo vs. NIU (11-21-70) Field Goals: 6, Rusty Hanna (Toledo) vs. NIU (11-21-92) Field Goals Made: 6, Toledo vs. NIU (11-21-92) Field Goal Attempts: 7, Rusty Hanna (Toledo) vs. NIU (11-21-92) Field Goal Attempts: 7, Toledo vs. NIU (11-21-92); 7, Chris Nendick (NIU) vs. Temple (10-21-06) 7, NIU vs. Temple (10-20-06) Points Scored by Kicking: 19, Rusty Hanna (Toledo) vs. NIU (11-21-92) 19, Chris Nendick (NIU) vs. Temple (10-21-06) Punting Punts: 13, UW-Milwaukee vs. NIU (11-19-66)* Punting Yards: 473, NIU vs. Ball State (10-25-69) Punts: 13, Jim Skarie (UW-Milwaukee) vs. NIU (11-19-66)* Average (min.3): 50.4, NIU vs. Ball State (11-17-01) Yards: 473, Tom Wittum (NIU) vs. Ball State (10-25-69) Average (min. 3): 50.4, Jimmy Erwin (NIU) vs. Ball State (11-17-01) Interceptions Interceptions: 8, West Texas State vs. NIU (11-4-67)* Interceptions Yards: 157, Illinois State vs. NIU (10-26-74) Interceptions: 3, three times, most recently Vince Thompson (NIU) vs. Buffalo (10-28-00) Punt Returns Yards: 131, Doug Simper (Illinois State) vs. NIU (10-26-74) Returns: 12, NIU vs. UW-Milwaukee (11-19-66)* Yards: 119, NIU vs. Central Michigan (10-19-02) Long Plays Rush: 92, Darryl Richardson (NIU) vs. Ohio (11-16-85) Kickoff Returns 92, LeShon Johnson (NIU) vs. S. Illinois (10-2-93) Returns: 9, Buffalo vs. NIU (10-28-2000) Pass: 96, Chris Finlen-Darrell Hill (NIU) vs. E. Michigan (11-20-99) 9, Eastern Michigan vs. NIU (11-5-09) Interception Return: 100, Dave Petway (NIU) vs. S. Illinois (10-22-77) 9, Toledo vs. NIU (11-9-10) Kickoff Return: 100, Lincoln Dupree (E. Michigan) vs. NIU (11-20-99) 9, Presbyterian vs. NIU (8-28-14) Punt Return: 90, Dan Sheldon (NIU) vs. Kent State (9-28-02) Yards: 226, Toledo vs. NIU (11-9-10) Field Goal: 54, Brian Jackson (Ball State) vs. NIU (10-29-05)

Penalties Number: 17, Long Beach State vs. NIU (9-18-71) 17, Marshall vs. NIU (10-6-01) Yards: 159, Long Beach State vs. NIU (9-18-71)

Fumbles Number: 10, NIU vs. Murray State (10-20-90) Lost: 7, West Texas State vs. NIU (10-21-72)

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Recent Huskie Stadium Attendance Highs (Since 2007) Season Average Date Opponent Attendance Year Average Games 1. 9-8-07 Southern Illinois 24,182 1. 2004 27,052 5 2. 9-14-13 Eastern Illinois 23,595 2. 2007* 25,137 6 10-12-13 Akron 23,595 3. 2003 23,575 7 4. 10-13-07 Western Michigan 23,057 4. 1983 23,488 4 5. 10-18-08 Toledo 22,092 5. 2005 22,176 5 6. 9-12-09 Western Illinois 21,427 6. 1982 21,578 5 7. 10-16-10 Buffalo 21,230 7. 2002 20,953 6 8. 10-15-11 Western Michigan 20,277 8. 2006 20,771 6 9. 10-26-13 Eastern Michigan 20,185 9. 2012* 20,877 7 10. 2013 20,669 5 Single Game (Home) Date Opponent Attendance *Includes game played at Soldier Field 1. 9-1-07 Iowa* 61,500 2. 9-1-12 Iowa* 52,117 Homecoming 3. 9-17-11 Wisconsin* 41,068 Date Opponent Attendance 4. 10-18-03 Western Michigan 28,221 1. 10-18-03 Western Michigan 28,221 5. 9-27-03 Iowa State 28,218 2. 10-15-05 Eastern Michigan 27,641 6. 9-11-04 Southern Illinois 28,071 3. 10-16-04 Central Michigan 27,385 7. 8-28-03 Maryland 28,018 4. 10-20-06 Temple 27,039 8. 9-12-81 Long Beach State 27,802 5. 10-13-84 Eastern Michigan 26,685 9. 11-9-04 Toledo 27,719 6. 10-19-85 Toledo 26,420 10. 11-12-04 Toledo 27,700 7. 10-7-89 Southern Illinois 23,933 8. 10-27-79 Southern Illinois 23,740 *Game played at Soldier Field 9. 10-12-13 Akron 23,595 10. 10-23-82 Eastern Michigan 23,350 Single Game (Road) Date Opponent Attendance MAC Single Game (Home) 1. 9-3-05 Michigan 110,971 Date Opponent Attendance 2. 9-2-06 Ohio State 103,896 1. 10-18-03 Western Michigan 28,221 3. 10-4-08 Tennessee 99,539 2. 11-9-04 Toledo 27,719 4. 9-14-96 Penn State 95,589 3. 10-15-05 Eastern Michigan 27,641 5. 11-4-95 Florida 84,992 4. 11-12-83 Toledo 27,700 6. 10-19-91 Florida 83,708 5. 10-16-04 Central Michigan 27,385 7. 9-20-03 Alabama 83,018 6. 10-20-06 Temple 27,039 8. 10-20-07 Wisconsin 81,883 7. 10-13-84 Eastern Michigan 26,685 9. 9-5-09 Wisconsin 80,532 8. 9-29-84 Ball State 26,445 10. 9-23-00 Auburn 79,635 9. 10-19-85 Toledo 26,420 10. 10-2-04 Akron 26,266

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dAVE pETZKE george bork SES | 1977-78 QB | 1960-63 Faribault,F Minn. Mount Prospect, Ill.

In 1978, Dave Petzke made his No. 6 Northern Illinois University football George Bork is still synonymous with the forward pass. jersey one of the most famous in the land. America’s fi rst collegiate passer at any level of football to throw for 3,000 At 6-1, 180, Petzke was the master of the sideline curl pattern. His yards in a season, No. 11 graduated with at least 16 national records. Even disciplined pass routes drew comparisons to National Football League great with an increasing emphasis on the passing game through the years, Bork Raymond Berry. still ranks among the all-division NCAA leaders in single-game completions In two seasons after transferring from Waldorf (Iowa) College, No. 6 caught (43), single-season passing effi ciency (156.2), and career passing effi ciency 148 career passes for 1,958 yards and 16 touchdowns. (141.8) and holds a multitude of NIU records. As a junior, Petzke fi nished seventh in the nation with 57 catches for 743 The slender 6-1, 178 crew-cut quarterback put coach Howard Fletcher’s yards in 1977. A year later, he led the major college ranks with a school and Huskies on the map. A two-time fi rst team Little All-American, Bork, led then Mid-American Conference record 91 receptions for 1,215 yards and 11 Northern Illinois to its fi rst 10-0-0 season, a Mineral Water Bowl triumph, TDs. and the College Division national title in 1963. Petzke won the 1978 NCAA Division 1-A receiving title by 29 catches. At As a senior, the Mount Prospect, Ill., and Arlington High School product the time, only three other players in the game’s history — Tulsa’s Howard completed 244-of-374 passes for 3,077 yards and 32 touchdowns. He Twilley (134), Brigham Young’s Jay Miller (100), and Idaho’s Jerry Hendren repeated as NCAA College Division passing and total offense leader (1962- (95) — had caught more passes in one season. 63) and played in the North-South Shrine Game and the Challenge Bowl He still owns the Huskie school records for most receptions per game in a with teammate Hugh Rohrschneider. season (8.3) and in a career (6.7) and his six 100-yard receiving games in 1978 He still owns at least eight NIU passing records, including touchdown are tied with Justin McCareins for the single season school record. His 91 passes (game and season), 400-yard passing games (season and career) and catches in 1978 are 14 more than any other player in NIU history. passing effi ciency (game). The Faribault, Minn., product received the school’s highest major-college Bork was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983. His No. 11 gridiron accolade by making third team Associated Press All-America as a jersey was retired at halftime vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 7, 1996. He gained senior. entry into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame In 1987, he was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. in 1999.

Petzke’s Career Honors and Awards Bork’s Career Honors and Awards Third Team Associated Press All-American, 1978 Honorable Mention Associated Press and UPI All-American, 1963 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, 1978 First Team Little All-American, 1962 and 1963 All-Mid American Conference, 1978 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, NCAA Statistical Champion (Receiving Yards), 1978 1962 and 1963 MAC Statistical Champion (Receiving), 1978 First Team All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, 1962 and 1963 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Player, 1977 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Player, 1962 and 1963 Can-Am Game, 1978 NCAA Statistical Champion (Total Offense and Passing), 1962 and Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame, 1987 1963 Placed in Heisman Trophy balloting, 1963 Mineral Water Bowl Most Outstanding Back, 1963 Petz ke’s Career Receiving Stats Challenge Bowl and North-South Shrine Bowl, 1963 Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame, 1983 Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD College Football Hall of Fame, 1999 1977 57 743 13.0 5 1978 91 1,215 13.4 11 Total 148 1,958 13.2 16 Bork’s Career Passing Stats Year Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TD 1960 51 29 56.8 358 2 1961 121 72 59.4 841 4 1962 356 232 65.2 2,506 22 1963 374 244 65.2 3,077 32 Total 902 577 64.0 6,782 60

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bob heimerdinger Mark Kellar

QB | 1948-51 FB | 1971-73 Riverside, Ill. Carpentersville, Ill.

When you talk about great Northern Illinois University quarterbacks, Bob Northern Illinois University fullback Mark Kellar ran in the same circles as Heimerdinger has a place at the top of the list. Tony Dorsett, Archie Griffi n, John Cappelletti, and other great backs of his The 5-9, 160 Heimerdinger — better known as the “Huskie humdinger” in day. those days (1948-51) — authored a long list of Northern Illinois “fi rsts.” His running style might be compared to a runaway, 100-car freight train. “Heimer” became the school’s fi rst national statistical champion — winning The only thing that successfully derailed Kellar was an appendectomy his the College Division total offense crown in both 1950 (1,782 yards) and 1951 sophomore year. He missed two games and still netted 710 ground yards in (1,775 yards). As a senior, he led the Huskies to a 9-0-0 record, the Interstate 1971. Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, and a bid to the then-Tangerine People nicknamed him the “Carpentersville Cruncher” or “Baby Bull” for Bowl. good reason. As a junior, his 1,316 yards ranked sixth in the NCAA. The Riverside-Brookfi eld High School product was Mr. Versatility.Throw As a senior, the 6-0, 232-pounder bulldozed for 1,719 yards and 16 the ball? No. 12 topped the nation in passing yardage (1,710) and touchdown touchdowns on 291 carries to capture the 1973 NCAA Division I-A rushing strikes (16) in 1949. Run? His 78-yard TD rush vs. Nebraska-Omaha in 1949 championship. He beat national runner-up Dorsett by 133 yards and Griffi n still ranks among the 14 longest in school history. Punt? Who do you think by 291 more that fall. Kellar produced three 200-yard plus rushing games, rated ninth in the country at 38.3 yards per kick in 1951? made four honorable mention All-America squads, was named to the United Nearly 60 years later, Heimerdinger still ranks at the top of several NIU Press International National Backfi eld of the Week twice, and played in the passing categories and still owns the Huskie marks for yards per completion North-South Shrine Game in 1973. in a season and a career. No. 31 concluded his Huskie career with 3,745 yards, 743 attempts, 33 TDs, Inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983, “Heimer” was the fi rst and 20 100-yard rushing games. He was the 18th player in the history of player to have his jersey retired in 1951. major-college football to crack the 3,000-yard barrier. Most of Kellar’s records were intact until the last fi ve years and he remains Heimerdinger’s Career Honors and Awards one of the most prolifi c fullbacks in NCAA history. Honorable Mention Associated Press All-American, 1948 and 1951 Kellar’s jersey was retired in ceremonies after his fi nal home game vs. Western Illinois (11-3-73) and placed in a time capsule buried near Altgeld First Team Little All-American, 1951 Hall. He was enshrined in the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983. Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, 1951 Kellar’s Career Honors and Awards First Team All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, 1949,  1950 and 1951 AP, UPI, Kodak and Football News Honorable Mention All-American, 1973 NCAA Statistical Champion (Total Offense), 1950 and 1951 NCAA Statistical Champion (Rushing), 1973 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Player, 1951 North-South Shrine Game, 1973 Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame, 1951 National Backfi eld of the Week Honoree, 1973 Northern Illinois Most Valuable Player, 1971, 1972 and 1973 Heimerdinger’s Career Passing Stats Year Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TD Kellar’s Career Rushing Stats 1949 115 45 39.1 841 9 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 1950 210 102 48.6 1,597 13 1971 168 710 4.2 7 1951 225 103 45.8 1,710 16 1972 285 1,316 4.6 9 Total 550 250 45.5 4,148 38 1973 291 1,719 5.9 16 Total 744 3,745 5.0 32

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GEORGE BORK tOM bECK QB, 1960-63 | Inducted in 1999 QB/HB, 1959-61 | Inducted in 2004 It was akin to one of his many spiral passes. The man known as the last and probably the Another George Bork classic. For the iconic fi nest 60-minute, two-way player in Northern Northern Illinois University quarterback of Illinois University history became the school’s the 1960s, a dream came true in August 1999, second alum to be enshrined into the College when Bork became the fi rst Huskie enshrined Football Hall of Fame in August 2004. in the National Football Foundation’s College A double Northern Illinois graduate (1962 and Football Hall of Fame. 1967), Beck joined former Huskie teammate More than 40 years after his last collegiate and fellow Little All-American selection pass, Bork’s name still dominates the passing George Bork in the College Football Hall of section of the Huskie record book, and Fame. he continues to rank among the all-time NCAA leaders in several aerial “I feel honored to be alongside George,” Beck said. “When he came to categories. campus in 1960, I knew he threw the ball better than I did. And that’s when America’s fi rst collegiate passer at any level to throw for 3,000 yards in a Fletch (Northern Illinois head football coach Howard Fletcher) asked me to single season, Bork’s Huskies made national headlines. With the fabled play halfback. George was an outstanding passer, a great punter, and a super Blitz-T formation, NIU was the gridiron version of a high-scoring, fast- athlete. Believe me, I was just happy to be playing.” paced basketball offense. A three-year Huskie football letterman (1959-61), Beck made the school’s A two-time unanimous Little All-America pick, Bork received votes on the All-Century Team (1999) and was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall Associated Press and United Press International major-college All-America of Fame (1987). As a Northern Illinois senior, he was named second team units and garnered support in the Heisman NAIA All-American at halfback, second team Trophy balloting as a senior when Northern Academic All-American, fi rst team NAIA All-District Illinois went 10-0-0, won the Mineral Water Bowl, 20, fi rst team All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic and captured the AP and NAIA College Division Conference on both offense and defense, and Peoria National Championship in 1963. That success led Journal Star All-State, plus team MVP and tri- to “The House That Bork Built”—the new Huskie captain. Fletcher called him the “fi nest all-around Stadium in 1965—and NCAA Division I-A status player” in his 13-year NIU head coaching tenure. in 1969. Beck later demonstrated that same versatility during The Mount Prospect, Ill., native and product of his coaching career at every level. During his sideline Arlington High School graduated from NIU with tenure, Beck posted a 137-52-1 record and a .724 at least 16 national records. He completed 244- winning percentage as the head coach at Illinois of-374 passes for 3,077 yards and 32 touchdowns Benedictine (37-12-1 in 1970-74), Elmhurst College during his mind-boggling senior year (1963). Bork (50-22 in 1976-83), and Grand Valley State (50-18 in repeated as the NCAA College Division passing and total offense statistical 1985-90). He entered the profession as head coach at West Leyden (1962- champion in 1962 and 1963. The same right arm that accounted for 6,782 64) and Lake Zurich (1965-66) high schools. Beck also served as offensive career air yards and 60 TDs (1960-63) also produced 1,114 career points coordinator at Northern Illinois (1975), Notre Dame (1991), and Illinois in basketball at Northern Illinois where he also earned NAIA honorable (1992). In the pros, he coached a year for Marv Levy and the Chicago Blitz mention All-America honors as a junior. of the United States Football League (1984) and scouted two years for the “We were on the cutting edge. We were one of the fi rst teams that went National Football League’s Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills. almost exclusively to passing,” Bork said of his NIU offense. “Fletch [NIU At Benedictine, Beck took a grid program that had endured 18 straight losing head coach Howard Fletcher] was way ahead of his time. We had a very seasons and led the Eagles to 6-3, 8-2, 9-2, 7-3, and 7-2-1 marks, plus national innovative coach. After our years of throwing the ball, it became in vogue Top 10 rankings and team statistical championships. In 1971 and 1972, he to do it. Jerry Rhome (of Tulsa), who went into the Hall of Fame with was named NAIA District 20 Coach of the Year. me, broke a lot of my records the very next year (1964). It became trendy Beck resurrected the Elmhurst grid fortunes in the same manner. Prior to his to throw the ball. It started a trend in college and pro football until the arrival, the Bluejays had only two winning years in 23 seasons. defenses became dominant. The Chicago product did similar magic at Grand Valley State. He inherited “In one game, I think we threw the ball 64 times (a school-record 68 in a an 0-10 GVSU team that would do a “180-degree” turn and fi nish 11-1 (1989) 27-22 conference championship-clinching victory vs. Central Michigan and 10-2 (1990). Beck was named Kodak NCAA College Division Region in 1963). At that time, that was pretty much unheard of, because of the Coach of the Year in both those seasons for the Lakers. uniqueness of what we were doing and the fact that we were winning all the “I really enjoyed my playing days at Northern,” Beck recalled. “I had the time. It just really made for an exciting time.” great fortune to play with some great guys.” In those pre-ESPN days, Bork and the Huskies became media darlings. The crew-cut quarterback was profi led nationally in Sports Illustrated, Time, the New York Times, the New York Post, and the Christian Science Monitor. As a prep, Bork’s best sport was basketball. He turned down a scholarship at Michigan in order to play both sports at Northern Illinois.

152 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskie hall of fame 1951 - undefeated iiac champions The year was 1951. In a rural hamlet named DeKalb, the Northern Illinois freshman linebacker Leo Schmidt, tackle Steve Mash, end Julius Brasini, and State Teachers College football squad put together a “humdinger” of a safety Dan Mojica. season. The Huskie defense Yes, it was a very picked off 29 passes — 10 good year. Those 1951 by Al Jones and eight by Huskies—one of only four Mojica. undefeated, untied teams Homecoming king in the school’s football Heimerdinger helped the history—went 9-0-0, alums celebrate in a 39-13 captured the Interstate triumph over Illinois State Intercollegiate Athletic with a then school-record Association title, and six TD passes (four to outscored the opposition Cahill, including an 223-101. 83-yarder). In the same Mind you, this was not the contest, Northern Illinois average College Division picked off seven ISU team. With the school’s aerials—four by Mojica. fi rst National Football Evans’ men put on a League draft pick, another vintage performance in the professional free agent, 1951 regular-season fi nale and the country’s total at Nebraska-Omaha by offense leader, it is no wonder that Northern Illinois almost won a Tangerine winning in the fi nal 35 seconds on kicker Pat McKillen’s PAT kick after an Bowl bid. unbelieveable comeback. “NI’s Huskies of 1951 were a passing team, fi rst, last, and three out of four Gung ho with the news of a possible post-season bowl berth, Northern times. As a team, the Huskies threw more and completed more passes for Illinois scored fi rst, stalled, and then rallied from a 26-6 defi cit in the fi nal more yards than any other college team in the nation,” the 1952 Northern 16 minutes. Touchdown catches by Cahill (13 yards) and Brasini (54 yards), yearbook bragged. plus McKillen’s foot, closed the gap to 26-20. The innovative genius behind this team was Northern Illinois athletics Forcing a punt, the Huskies’ Len Scaduto returned it to the Omaha 45-yard patriarch George “Chick” Evans. His main trigger man — senior quarterback line. Three plays later, Heimerdinger faced fourth down and 10. Fading back Bob Heimerdinger. to pass and fi nding no open receivers, he scrambled up the middle, dodging The crew-cut Heimerdinger set coach Evans’ pro-type T-formation in three tacklers for a 24-yard gain. motion. The 5-9 signal-caller did it all. A fi rst team Associated Press Little Two plays and 15 yards later, Evans put two quarterbacks in the backfi eld. All-American and the team and league Most Valuable Player, Heimerdinger Heimerdinger hit QB-turned-halfback Mojica with a fl at pass worth six was one of seven Northern Illinois performers honored as a First-Team All- yards and six points with 0:35 left on the clock. Enter McKillen and a 27-26 IIAC choice. win. Corn, Cigar, or Tangerine Bowl, anyone? NIU fi nished the season as the nation’s College Division total offense Northern Illinois’ governing body, the State Teachers College Board, nixed kingpin (1,775 yards) for the second year in a row. Ranked No. 1 in passing the bid because acceptance of one would extend the season almost seven yardage (1,710 yards) and touchdown passes (16), and No. 2 in completions weeks (from Nov. 17 until Jan. 1) and could “even become a detriment to the (103-of-225), Heimerdinger also ranked ninth in punting (38.3-yard educational program.” average). Approximately 600 NISTC students and townspeople welcomed the victors At 6-2, 192 pounds, Fran Cahill was Heimerdinger’s favorite receiver. A Sunday evening at the Chicago & North Western train depot after the fellow future Northern Illinois Hall of Nebraska-Omaha game. Famer, he led the nation in receiving The 1951 team was enshrined in the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991. yardage (876), TD receptions (11), and ranked fourth in catches (40). Jack Pheanis started at fullback in The 1951 Season 1951, contributing 254 ground yards and invaluable pass-blocking. ȍ9ǧ0ǧ0Ȏ IIAC CHAMPIONS Sept. 22 W 20 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 Jim Lamb played opposite Cahill at Sept. 29 W 21 @ Eastern Illinois* 7 end with Billy Graham (395 yards Oct. 6 W 14 @ Southern Illinois* 7 rushing) and Dick Schmidt (306 Oct. 13 W 35 Eastern Michigan* 21 yards) at halfback. Co-captains Oct. 20 W 39 Illinois State* 13 George Acker and Frank Bieber Oct. 27 W 21 Nebraska-Peru 0 anchored the offensive line at guard Nov. 2 W 26 @ Central Michigan* 13 with All-IIAC Tony Biondi and Nov. 10 W 20 Western Illinois* 7 Gil Memmen at tackle, and Wally Nov. 17 W 27 @ Nebraska-Omaha 26 Beckman at center. * denotes IIAC game Quarterback Bob Heimerdinger helped Four other Huskie standouts won lead NIU to the 1951 IIAC title. All-IIAC recognition on defense—

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Perfect. No. 1. National Champion. and assistant coaches Bob Brigham, Jack Pheanis, and John Wrenn are the A select few college football teams can fi ll that billing. Northern Illinois others), Dean was the all-purpose halfback. He rushed for 516 yards, caught University earned the title in 1963. 43 balls for 553 yards, and produced 260 more yards on punt and kickoff Voted the country’s top College Division unit by the Associated Press returns that season. and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the Huskies put By November, the Huskies were household words. Banner headlines together more than the 10-0-0 season and the Interstate Intercollegiate proclaimed “Bork Dazzles” in bold type. A three-page spread “A Big Man Athletic Conference championship. in Any League” appeared in Sports Illustrated (Nov 11, 1963). There was The year that made George Bork famous. Coast-to-coast notoriety. Those mention in Time. 10 triumphs, including Bork-Rohrschneider the 21-14 victory over game fi lm highlights Missouri State in the went national on CBS- Mineral Water Bowl, TV and the All-America represent one of the fi nest duo’s appearance in the campaigns in the school’s North-South Shrine Game rich gridiron legacy. at the Orange Bowl made Interest in the weekly ABC-TV’s “Wide World of Northern Illinois scores— Sports.” A Bork interview highlighted by such beamed nationwide on numbers as 55-7, 61-0, NBC radio’s “Weekend and 43-0 twice—almost Monitor.” He was the appeared incidental to the subject of a sports cartoon Huskie style of play. in the Christian Science Monitor and a full-page Of course, there were feature in the New York some close games, such Daily News. as the 27-22 success at Central Michigan for the IIAC title, or the come-from-behind 29-22 win A record 11 Northern over Western Illinois the week before. But the real story, of course, was Illinois performers received fi rst team AII-IIAC recognition, starting with Howard Fletcher’s coaching genius and Bork’s passing wizardry. The two 1963 co-captains Bork and linebacker Mike Henigan. The others included became synonymous with the forward pass. Rohrschneider, Dean, Stearns, Mulderink, Evans, Smith, defensive end Lynn McCann, defensive tackle Dave Herstedt, and middle guard Tom Walz. The slender 6-1, 178-pound Northern Illinois quarterback pumped the airways full of footballs, mind-boggling stats, and countless records—at Individually, Bork led the way with a carload of honors: Huskie and IIAC least 16 national marks at the end of his senior season. Look at the current Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row, fi rst team Little All- school records, Bork still holds 17 Huskie standards in passing and total American by AP, UPI, NAIA, and the Williamson Rating Service, plus votes offense. on the AP and UPI major-college units.Rohrschneider also caught Little All- America honors—second team by the AP and third team by the NAIA. Both America’s fi rst collegiate passer to reach 3,000 yards in a single season (3,077 Evans and Stearns won honorable mention berths from the NAIA. on 244-of-374 completions and 32 touchdowns), Bork managed incredible feats from Fletcher’s famed shotgun, spread, or blitz-T formation. The success of this Northern Illinois team sparked plans for a new home on the west side of campus—Huskie Stadium—and an eventual move to the In the IIAC championship showdown versus Central Michigan, he University Division ranks in 1969. completed a record 43-of-68 pass attempts. During the last 93 seconds of the fi rst half, Bork led a 72-yard touchdown march by connecting on 10-of-15 The 1963 team was enshrined in the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986. aerials. In 93 seconds. Against Western Illinois, Bork defi ed a defense dug in to stop the short pass. Trailing 22-16 in the fi nal period, Bork dodged two linemen, and launched a The 1963 Season high-arching pass down the sideline to Gary Stearns in stride for a 66-yard ȍ10ǧ0ǧ0Ȏ IIAC CHAMPIONS / NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TD bomb. Sept. 14 W 55 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 Obviously, Bork had a lot of help from his friends—starting with a great Sept. 21 W 61 @ Winona State 0 blocking offensive front that included center Bob Evans, guards Roger Smith Sept. 28 W 21 @ Northeast Missouri State 12 and Dennis Harrison, and tackles Ken Slimko and Dave Mulderink. Oct. 5 W 18 Nebraska-Omaha 7 Naturally, the Huskies’ one-two receivers—Hugh Rohrschneider (75 Oct. 12 W 19 Hillsdale 13 catches for 1,036 yards and 14 TDs in 1963) and Stearns (68 grabs for 931 Oct. 19 W 43 Illinois State* 0 yards and nine TDs)—ranked the same way nationally. Versatile Jack Dean Oct. 26 W 43 @ Eastern Illinois* 0 fi nished No. 4 in the nation. Nov. 2 W 29 Western Illinois* 22 One of eight individuals from the 1963 squad to be enshrined in the Nov. 9 W 27 @ Central Michigan* 22 Northern Illinois Hall of Fame (Fletcher, Bork, Rohrschneider, Stearns, Mineral Water Bowl (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) Nov. 30 W 21 vs. Southwest Missouri State 14 * denotes IIAC game

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Oh, what a year. The Championship Season. From Lawrence, Kansas, to Wearing his Northern Illinois No. 30 for the fi nal time, fullback Lou Wicks Fresno, Calif., Northern Illinois beat the odds. emerged as one of the major heroes – winning the Pacifi c Southwest These Huskies achieved a series of fi rsts: a MAC championship; NIU’s fi rst Airlines’ team Most Valuable Player award with a career-best 119 yards on triumph over a Big Eight Conference opponent; the school’s fi rst major bowl 14 carries. The 5-8, 198-pound fi replug made key blocks on both of tailback appearance and victory; a Darryl Richardson’s touchdown runs. On the Huskies’ fi fth play of the game, school-record 10 triumphs Wicks bulldozed around in 12 games; and a No. the right end for 39 yards 30 ranking in the fi nal to set up a Vince Scott 23- Associated Press “major” yard fi eld goal, and later poll. he burst up the middle on Ultimately, this Northern a draw for 30 more yards Illinois football team and a Scott 42-yard three- would produce seven pointer with 12:09 left to National Football play. League draft choices, 19 With 5:25 remaining, on professional players, eight fourth-and-one on its All-Americans and fi ve own 20-yard line, NIU individual inductees into sent Tim Tyrrell on a the school’s Athletics Hall sneak behind offensive of Fame. guard Todd Peat. The fi rst Picked sixth in the offi cial down allowed Northern pre-season MAC poll, Illinois to milk almost people in DeKalb knew four minutes off the clock. differently. After all, coach Bill Mallory’s Huskies headed into 1983 on the Fullerton’s fi nal series momentum of three straight triumphs at the end of the previous season. started on its own 25 with 1:48 left. On the surface, Northern Illinois may have fi nished 5-5-0 the year before. By The victory was NIU’s fi rst bowl win as a major college. the end of the 1982 season, the Huskies developed the soundness, balance, Seven Huskies from the 1983 squad went on to be drafted in the National and maturity that were hallmarks of Mallory-coached ballclubs. Football League from 1984-87. OT Scott Bolzan was selected in the ninth By 1983 the Huskies were making believers out of everyone and California round (New England Patriots) in 1984 and two years later, DT Scott Kellar Bowl fever raged in DeKalb. (5th round, Indianapolis Colts), SE Curt Pardridge (6th round, San Diego Chargers), and DT Steve O’Malley (7th round, Indianapolis Colts) had Some caught the bug sooner than others. Perhaps during the 37-34 upset their name called at the NFL Draft. In 1987, three more members of NIU’s victory at Kansas. Maybe sooner, such as during two-a-day practices in 1983 championship team were drafted as NG Doug Bartlett (4th round, Los August. Angeles Rams), LB Clarence Vaughn (8th round, Washington Redskins), On November 19, the soon-to-be crowned MAC champions waited for the and OG Todd Peat (11th round, St. Louis Cardinals) were chosen that seconds to disappear from the Huskie Stadium scoreboard clock. year. The NIU Band played “California Dreamin.” The 1983 team was enshrined in the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995. Victory-starved fans started on the fi eld with 27 seconds left. One enterprising student “hung fi ve” in the end zone on a surfboard. At the fi nal gun, a sea of Northern Illinois red stormed the fi eld and the Huskie Stadium goalposts went down for a MAC record fi fth time. For the second straight The 1983 Season Saturday, that AstroTurf surface ȍ10ǧ2ǧ0Ȏ MAC CHAMPIONS / CALIFORNIA BOWL CHAMPIONS hosted the largest outdoor party in Sept. 3 W 37 @ Kansas 34 school history. Sept. 10 L 9 @ Wisconsin 37 For the fi rst time since the Mineral Sept. 24 W 38 @ Kent State* 7 Water Bowl in 1965, a Northern Oct. 1 W 27 @ Ball State* 14 Illinois football team had somewhere Oct. 8 W 27 Western Michigan* 3 to spend the postseason—a Oct. 15 W 34 @ Eastern Michigan 15 December 17 date against Pacifi c Oct. 22 W 24 Bowling Green* 23 Coast Athletic Association kingpin Oct. 29 W 17 @ Miami (OH)* 0 Cal State Fullerton in Fresno. Nov. 5 L 14 @ Central Michigan* 30 On December 17, true to form, Nov. 12 W 26 Toledo* 10 “America’s Most Exciting Bowl” went Nov. 19 W 41 Ohio* 17 down to the last 35 seconds when California Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) Jeff Sanders preserved Northern Dec. 17 W 20 Cal State Fullerton 13 Illinois’ 20-13 triumph by chasing * denotes MAC game Titan quarterback Damon Allen out Nose guard Doug Bartlett anchored the de- of bounds on a fourth-and-one play at fensive line of the 1983 Huskies. the CSF 48.

www.NIUHuskies.com 155 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY niu hall of fame Football members Individuals Name Years Sports Induction Acker, George 1948-52 Football, Basketball, Tennis 1991 Allen, Roy “Flip” 1935-39 Football, Basketball, Track & Field 1994 Beck, Tom 1958-62 Football 1987 Behan, Ed 1938-42 Football, Track & Field 1987 Bork, George 1960-63 Football, Basketball 1986 Brigham, Robert 1947-49, 55-87 Football, Athletic Director 1989 Brink, Larry 1945-47 Football 1978* Cahill, Frank 1948-52 Football, Baseball 1984 Cannon, Clarence “Boots” 1916-21 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1988 Clark, Larry 1969-72 Football 2002 Clark, Randy 1976-79 Football 1987 Concidine, Wes 1925-28 Football, Basketball, Track & Field 1995 Cooper, Elzie 1933-36 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1984 Dach, Adam 1987-91 Football 2005 Dantzler, T.C 1989-93 Wrestling, Football 2004 Davis, Chet 1935-39 Football, Basketball, Track & Field 1987 Dean, Jack 1961-64 Football 1985 Listed are all football-afiliated and administrative Diem, Ryan 1997-2000 Football 2013 Duffi eld, Bob 1940-46 Football 1987 members of the Northern Illinois Athletics Hall of Eck, Al 1958-60 Football, Track & Field 1989 Fame. The NIU Athletics Hall of Fame originated in Evans, George “Chick” 1929-68 Athletic Director, M. Basketball Coach, Football Coach 1978* 1978 with the charter male induction class. After a Farney, John 1940-43 Football, Track & Field 1986 ive-year hiatus, the hall has enshrined a class every Fletcher, Howard 1956-68 Football Coach 1983 autumn since 1983. The NIU women’s athletics Hall Flinn, Lewis 1956-59 Football, Basketball, Track 1984 of Fame started in 1986 and the two halls were Fortunato, Don 1946-49 Football 1988 integrated in 1988. Fowlie, Bob 1947-50 Football, Baseball 1987 Garner, Charles “Wix” 1916-21 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Golf 1978* For a complete listing of NIU Hall of Fame members Graham, Bill 1951-55 Football, Baseball 1986 from all sports, please go to www.NIUHuskies.com. Gregolunas, Bob 1973-75 Football 2015 Heimerdinger, Bob 1948-52 Football 1983 Hein, Karl 1933-36 Football, Wrestling, Track & Field 1986 Henigan, Harry 1943-52 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1986 teamS Hunsberger, Floyd 1946-49 Football 1984 Ippoliti, Jerry 1969-75, 79-99 Coach, Conference Commissioner, Administrator 2007 Year Team Induction Jarvi, Toimi 1938-42 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1988 1963 Football 1986 Johnson, LeShon 1992-93 Football 2003 (Undefeated National College Division Champion) Kellar, Mark 1971-73 Football 1983 Howard Fletcher (Head Coach), Jerry Andres, George Bork Kellar, Scott 1982-85 Football 1993 (Capt.), Tom Bloom (Mgr.), Dave Broderick, Richard Calkins, Krahenbuhl, Ollie 1937-41 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1985 David Casey, Ron Christian, David Cudden, Tom Dahlfors Lalonde, John 1968-71 Football 1988 (Mgr.), Jack Dean, Robert Evans, Jeff Fort, Jack Frost, John Haar, Larsen, Tego 1936-39 Football 1983 Dennis Harrison, Michael Henigan (Capt.), Terry Henigan, David Lewandowski, Frank 1976-79 Football 1992 Herstedt, David Hildebrandt, Ed Janoski, Herb Jennings, Robert Luedeking, Wes 1953-54, 56 Football 2009 Johnson, Robert Kapheim (Mgr.), Robert Kerby, Jerry Kerner, MacDonald, Neal 1963-65 Football, Wrestling 2000 Lynn McCann, Jim Modglin, Dave Mulderink, Robert Owens, Mallory, Bill 1980-83 Football (Coach) 1999 William Pelkey, Hugh Rohrschneider, Jack Secord, Ken Slimko, McCairens, Justin 1997-2000 Football 2011 Roger Smith, Roger Stark, Gary Stearns, Arny Vesely, Tom Walz, McKinzie, Jim 1950-53 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1992 Charles Wood. McKinzie, Ralph 1940-63 Basketball, Baseball, Coach/ Trainer 1978* McNamara, John 1927-31 Football 1984 1951 Football 1991 Minnihan, Bill 1946-50 Football 1988 (Undefeated IIAC Champion) Mustapha, Jack 1929-34 Football, Basketball 1984 George “Chick” Evans (Head Coach), George Acker (Capt.), Ed Nori, Reino 1932-36 Football, Basketball, Baseball Track & Field, Wrestling 1978* Bauer, Walt Beckman, Frank Bieber (Capt.), Tony Biondi, Dan Novak, Joe 1996-2007 Football (Coach) 2013 Bloom, Julius Brasini, Fran Cahill, Rocco Fiordelisi, Billy Graham, Pace, John “Red” 1929-33 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1978* Don Hackel, Andy Halle, Bob Heimerdinger, Ron Hicks, Len Peat, Todd 1983-86 Football 1996 Jacobson, Al Jones, Jim Lamb, Steve Mash, Gil Memmen, Dan Petzke, Dave 1977-79 Football 1987 Mojica, Vincent Musso, Pat McKillen, Jim McKinzie, Duane Pheanis, Jack 1950-53, 57-06 Football, M. Golf Coach 1988 Nelson, John O’Brien (Mgr.), Lawrence Pesetski, Matt Pesut, Plaskas, Joe 1956-61 Football, Baseball 2005 Jack Pheanis, Len Scaduto, Dick Schmidt, Leo Schmidt, Tom Price, Bob 1937-41 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1986 Schramm, Bob Schulze, John Smith, Walt Struckman. Robinson, Stacey 1988-90 Football 2001 Rohrschneider, Hugh 1960-64 Football, Basketball 1986 1983 Football 1995 Ross, Allen 1977-80 Football 1994 (MAC, California Bowl III Champion) Saudargas, Alex 1935-38 Football, Wrestling 1985 Bill Mallory (Head Coach), Carl Aikens, Doug Bartlett, Gene Schmidt, Mel 1961-65 Football, Wrestling 1998 Belz, Todd Bex, Dave Bierman, Scott Bolzan (Capt.), Rich Burns, Gary Chapman, Rick Considine, Brendan Dolan, Dan Feely, Tim Scott, Vince 1980-83 Football 2002 Griffi n, Dave Heide, Bill Heinrich (Mgr.), Phil Herra, Lee Hicks, Skoglund, Leonard 1931-35 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1984 Steve Hirsch (Capt.), Scott Kellar, Joel Kinkade, Joe Law, Tom Smith, Sam 1938-41, 46 Football, Baseball 1993 Leonard, Pat McAvoy, Ricky Mitchell, Jim Mukite (Capt.), Rastee Soltis, Bob 1957-61 Football, Baseball 1987 Oce, Steve O’Malley, Jon Orech, Curt Pardridge, Todd Peat, Steve Spilis, John 1966-68 Football 1984 Quinlan, Rick Reubin, Darryl Richardson, Art Rogers (Mgr.), Jeff Stearns, Gary 1960-63 Football 1991 Sanders, Gary Schlinger, Vince Scott, Reggie Sims, Vernon Sims, Strombom, Leland 1927-30 Football, Basketball, Baseball 1983 Sheldon Sobol, Greg Spicher, Darren Stahulak, Darryl Taylor, Jeff Stroup, Francis 1960-68 M. Swimming Coach, Huskie Fight Song 1998 Tharp, Jim Tudor (Mgr.), Tim Tyrrell, Todd Van Keppel, Clarence Terna, Mike 1977-80 Football 2007 Vaughn, Rob Wicinski, Lou Wicks. Thomas, Hollis 1992-95 Football 2006 Turner, Michael 2000-03 Football 2015 Tyrrell, Tim 1982-84 Football 1992 Wickstrom, Ernie 1949-50 Football 2004 Williams, Dick 1944, 47-49 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field 1983 Wittum, Tom 1968-72 Football, Baseball 1987 Wrenn, John 1960-76 Football Coach, Wrestling Coach, M. Tennis Coach 2004 Young, John 1935-38 Football, M-Basketball, Baseball, M-Track & Field 1985 156 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskies in the nfl Name Pos. Team(s) (Years) Career Highlights Aikens, Carl WR Los Angeles Raiders (1987) Started three games during strike; Totaled 8 rec. for 164 yds. (16.8) and 3 TD Barlett, Doug DT Philadelphia Eagles (1988) Played in 10 games and recorded one sack Behan, Charlie E Detroit Lions (1942) Caught four passes for 63 yards (15.8 avg.) in nine games Bishop, Ken NG Dallas Cowboys (2014- ) Saw action in three games and made two tackles as a rookie. Brink, Larry DE Los Angeles Rams (1948-53), Chicago Bears (1954) 3-time Pro Bowler (1950-52), First Huskie in NFL Drafted (17th round in 1948) Bolzan, Scott OL Cleveland Browns (1985) Saw action in the San Diego game Cieslak, Brad TE Cleveland Browns (2008), Buffalo Bills (2005-07) Made 2 starts in 2008; Had 6 rec. for 46 yds. in 7 games and 2 starts in 2006 Clark, Randy C St. Louis Cardinals (1980-86), Atlanta Falcons (1987) 1984 All-NFL selection; Started 58 of 94 games played, four-year starter (1983-86) Davis, Britt WR Denver Broncos (2010) Played in fi nal three games of 2010 season with Denver. Diem, Ryan OT Indianapolis Colts (2001-11) Started 150 of 157 games at RT; First Huskie to start in a Super Bowl (S.B. XLI) English, Larry OLB San Diego Chargers (2009- 13), Tampa Bay Bucs (2014- ) NIU’s highest draft choice has 103 tackles and 12.0 sacks in 84 career games Fleck, P.J. WR San Francisco 49ers (2004) Played in one game and had a 10-yard punt return; On practice squad in ‘04, IR in ‘05 Free, Doug OT Dallas Cowboys (2007- ) Started 82-of-92 games including 75 consecutive in last fi ve years Glasgow, Brian TE Chicago Bears (1987) Played in three games with one start during strike; Had 2 rec. for 16 yds. Golsteyn, Jerry QB New York Giants (1977-78), Baltimore Colts (1979), Detroit Lions (1979), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1982-83) Started 9 of 21 games played and threw for 1,077 career yards.; NIU’s NFL passing leader Graham, Dan C Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1989) Played in one game at center Hampton, Jermaine DB Indianapolis Colts (2001-02) Appeared in 10 games and made one tackle Hannula, Jim OT Cincinnati Bengals (1983) Played in 15 games Hawthorne, Duane CB Dallas Cowboys (1999-02) Started 16 of 56 games with 6 career INT; Had 3 INT in ‘99 and 11 starts in 2001 Hill, Darrell WR Tennessee Titans (2002-04) Played in 33 career games, mainly on special teams; Had 1 fumble recovery in ‘04 Hirsch, Steve DB Detroit Lions (1987) Appeared in three games with one start during strike Hurd, Sam WR Dallas Cowboys (2006-2010), Chicago Bears (2011) Made 53 career rec. for 739 yards with 13.9 avg. in 77 games; Had 19 rec. for 314, 1 TD in ‘07 Jacoby, Mitch TE St. Louis Rams (1997-98), Kansas City Chiefs (1999) Played in 24 games with 3 rec. for 16 yards; Both career starts came in 1997 Jarvi, Toimi HB Philadelphia Eagles (1944), Pittsburgh Steelers (1945) Totaled 40 rushing yards, one catch and 1 INT in six games; Punted and also returned punts Johnson, LeShon RB Green Bay Packers (1994-95), Arizona Cardinals (1995-97), New York Giants (1997-98) Totaled 955 career rushing yards, 43 receptions and 5 TD; Rushed for 634 yards in 8 starts in ‘96 Kellar, Mark RB Minnesota Vikings (1976-78) Played in 33 games and had 74 career yards on 25 carries with fi ve receptions Kellar, Scott NT Indianapolis Colts (1986-87) Started 10 of 17 games played; Made 8 starts as rookie with one sack in ‘86 Latin, Jerry RB St. Louis Cardinals (1975-78), Los Angeles Rams (1978) Totaled 560 career rush yds. with 4 TD, 16 rec. for 152 yds; Had 22.1 career KOR avg. McCareins, Justin WR Tennessee Titans (2001-03, 08), N.Y. Jets (2004-07) NIU’s all-time NFL receiving leader; Has 240 career rec. for 3,676 yds. and 16 TD Melvin, Rashaan CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2013-14), Baltimore Ravens (2014- ) Made 17 tackles in three games and two starts with the Ravens. Meyers, Jerry DT Chicago Bears (1976-79), Kansas City Chiefs (1980) Played in 49 career games and had one fumble recovery Moore, Ken TE Minnesota Vikings (1978) Appeared in six games Nordin, Jake FB Baltimore Ravens (2007), Detroit Lions (2008-2010) Converted fullback appeared in one game in 2007 and four in 2009; spent ’10 on IR Nori, Reino HB Brooklyn Dodgers (1937), Chicago Bears (1938) Had 81 rushing yards on 26 attempts in six games during his fi rst season Palmer, Nathan WR Indianapolis Colts (2012), Denver Broncos (2014- ) Caught one pass for minus four yards in fi ve games with the Colts Pardridge, Curt WR Seattle Seahawks (1987) Caught 8 passes for 145 yds. (18.1 avg.) and one TD in three games during strike Peat, Todd G St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (1987-89), Los Angeles Raiders (1990, 1992-93) NFL All-Rookie Team (‘87), Ed Block Courage Award (‘93); Played 79 games with 36 starts Petway, David DB Green Bay Packers (1981) Played in seven games Rosado, Dan OL San Diego Chargers (1987-88) Started 14 of 16 games played; Made 11 starts at center during ‘88 season Roth, Pete RB Miami Dolphins (1987) Played in three games during strike; Had 24.5 KOR avg., 10 rush yds., 1 FR Sims, Reggie TE Cincinnati Bengals (1987) Appeared in one game during strike Smith, Chris DB St. Louis Rams (2011) Posted three solo tackles in three games Spann, Chad RB Pittsburgh Steelers (2011), Houston Texans (2013) Played in the Steelers’ 2011 Wild Card Playoff game at Denver Spilis, John WR Green Bay Packers (1969-71) Recorded 27 receptions for 446 yds., and one TD in 40 career games Thomas, Hollis DT Philadelphia Eagles (1996-2005), New Orleans Saints (2006-08) NIU’s NFL leader in games (162), tackles (481) and sacks (20); Played in Super Bowl XXXIX Turner, Michael RB Atlanta Falcons (2008-12), NIU’s NFL rushing leader; 2-Time All-Pro (2008, 10) 2nd in MVP voting (2008) San Diego Chargers (2004-2007) Career stats include 7,338 yards and 66 TDs on 1, 639 carries in 134 games, 70 catches for 528 yds Tyrrell, Tim QB Atlanta Falcons (1984-86), L.A. Rams (1986-88), Pittsburgh Steelers (1989) USA Today All-NFL selection (‘85); Played 66 career games as fullback Vaughn, Clarence DB Washington Redskins (1987-91) Only NIU player with two Super Bowl Rings; Played in 48 gms. with 1 sack, 1 FR Ward, Jimmie DB San Francisco 49ers (2014- ) First round draft choice made 20 tackles in eight games as a rookie. Wedige, Scott C Arizona Cardinals (2012), Cincinnati Bengals (2013) Played in two games at center with the Cardinals in 2012 Wilson, Tracy DB New York Jets (2011), Tennessee Titans (2012) Made fi ve tackles, three solo, in fi ve games with Jets; four stops in nine games with Titans Wittum, Tom P San Francisco 49ers (1973-77) Two-time Pro Bowler (1973-74); Recorded a 40.8 punting avg. in 70 career games Wolfe, Garrett RB Chicago Bears (2007-10) 536 all-purpose yds. in 50 games; 282 rush yds on 72 totes; 39 tackles on special teams NOTE: Players listed appeared in at least one regular season game per league and team records. Active players in bold.

NIU in the NFL Notes As of August 8, there are nine former Huskies in NFL training camps in Dallas and Larry English (Buccaneers) is in his his seventh year in to begin 2015. 2014 senior WR Da’Ron Brown was a seventh-round the league, while CB Rashaan Melvin (Ravens), 2014 irst round draft draft choice of the Kansas City Chiefs, while TE Tim Semisch (Dol- choice Jimmie Ward (49ers) and fellow rookie Ken Bishop (Cow- phins) and RB Cameron Stingily (Steelers) signed as free agents. boys) saw their irst NFL game action last season. WR Nathan Palmer Meanwhile, veteran OL Doug Free (Cowboys) enters his ninth year (Broncos) also return after spending 2014 on the practice squad.

www.NIUHuskies.com 157 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskies and the nfl In the draft In the super bowl Year Name (Pos.) Team Rd./Overall Super Bowl XXII (1988): Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10 1948 Larry Brink (DE) Los Angeles Rams 17/150 Clarence Vaughn, DB, Redskins 1952 Fran Cahill (DE) New York Giants 19/227 Super Bowl XXVI (1992): Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24 1968 Tom Rosenow (DT) San Francisco 49ers 16/423 Clarence Vaughn, DB, Redskins 1969 John Spilis (SE) Green Bay Packers 3/64 Super Bowl XXXIX (2005): New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21 1972 Tom Wittum (P/K) San Francisco 49ers 8/200 Hollis Thomas, DT, Eagles 1973 Larry Clark (LB) Pittsburgh Steelers 5/128 Super Bowl XLI (2007): Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17 Willie Hatter (SE) Miami Dolphins 7/178 Ryan Diem, OT, Colts John Nokes (LB) Philadelphia Eagles 9/211 Super Bowl XLIV (2010): New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17 1974 Mark Kellar (FB) Minnesota Vikings 6/155 Ryan Diem, OT, Colts 1975 Jerry Latin (TB) St. Louis Cardinals 11/280 1976 Bob Gregolunas (LB) Kansas City Chiefs 6/167 Jerry Golsteyn (QB) New York Giants 12/333 Jerry Meyers (DT) Chicago Bears 15/411 1977 Ken Moore (TE) Minnesota Vikings 5/138 1980 Randy Clark (OT) Chicago Bears 8/215 1981 Jim Hannula (OT) Cincinnati Bengals 9/229 1984 Scott Bolzan (OT) New England Patriots 9/238 1986 Scott Kellar (DT) Indianapolis Colts 5/117 Curt Pardridge (SE) San Diego Chargers 6/155 1986 Steve O’Malley (DT) Indianapolis Colts 7/171 1987 Doug Bartlett (NG) Los Angeles Rams 4/91 As part of the Redskins’ Super Bowl Clarence Vaughn (LB) Washington Redskins 8/219 XXII and XXVI championship teams, Clarence Vaughn is the only former Todd Peat (OG) St. Louis Cardinals 11/285 Huskie with two Super Bowl rings. 1990 Brett Tucker (CB) Houston Oilers 8/211 1994 LeShon Johnson (RB) Green Bay Packers 3/84 2001 Ryan Diem (OG) Indianapolis Colts 4/118 NFL honors Justin McCareins (WR) Tennessee Titans 4/124 World Champions (Pre-Super Bowl) 2002 Darrell Hill (WR) Tennessee Titans 7/225 1951 Larry Brink, DE, Los Angeles Rams 2004 Michael Turner (RB) San Diego Chargers 5/154 2007 Garrett Wolfe (RB) Chicago Bears 3/93 Pro Bowlers Doug Free (OT) Dallas Cowboys 4/122 1950 Larry Brink, DE, Los Angeles Rams 2009 Larry English (DE) San Diego Chargers 1/16 1951 Larry Brink, DE, Los Angeles Rams 1952 Larry Brink, DE, Los Angeles Rams 2012 Chandler Harnish (QB) Indianapolis Colts 7/253 1973 Tom Wittum, P, San Francisco 49ers 2014 Jimmie Ward (DB) San Francisco 49ers 1/30 1974 Tom Wittum, P, San Francisco 49ers Ken Bishop (DT) Dallas Cowboys 7/251 2008 Michael Turner, RB, Atlanta Falcons 2015 Da’Ron Brown (WR) Kansas City Chiefs 7/233 2010 Michael Turner, RB, Atlanta Falcons NIU NFL Draft Quick Facts All-Rookie Team Total Draftees: 36 1987 Todd Peat, OG, St. Louis Cardinals (UPI, Pro Football Weekly, PFWA, Football Digest) Highest Draftee: Larry English, 16th overall (Chargers), 2009 1996 Hollis Thomas, DT, Philadelphia Eagles (Football News) Highest Draftee (By Round): First, Larry English (Chargers, 2009); Jimmie Ward (49ers, 2014) All-NFL Team Most Players Selected in One Draft: Three, in 1973, 1976, and 1986 1984 Randy Clark, C, St. Louis Cardinals (NEA) 1985 Tim Tyrrell, FB, Atlanta Falcons (USA Today) 2008 Michael Turner, RB, Atlanta Falcons (1st Team - AP) 2010 Michael Turner, RB, Atlanta Falcons (2nd Team - AP) Ed Block Courage Award 1993 Todd Peat, OG, Los Angeles Raiders 1999 LeShon Johnson, RB, New York Giants

Left: Larry Brink was a world champion and three-time Jimmie Ward became the second Pro Bowler with Huskie to be taken in the ﬁ rst the Rams. Right: round when the San Francisco Todd Peat earned 49ers picked him with the 30th the NFL’s Ed Block overall selection of the 2014 NFL Courage Award in Draft. 1993. 158 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskies in pro football Canadian Football League Arena Football League

Name Pos. Team (Years) Name Pos. Team (Years) Antione, Andy WR Montreal Alouettes (1996-97) Aikens, Carl WR Chicago Bruisers (1988-89), Arrindell, Duane OG Montreal Alouettes (1996) Dallas Texans (1990-91), Bork, George QB Montreal Alouettes (1964, 66-67) Orlando Predators (1992-93), Bowen, Orlando DE Toronto Argonauts (2000-02) Milwaukee Mustangs (1994) Carter, Donnavan DB Toronto Argonauts (2000-01), Ashford, Perez WR Portland Thunder (2015- ) Ottawa Renegades (2002-03), Azar. Steve K Chicago Rush (2006), Las Vegas Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2004-05) Gladiators (2007), Utah Blaze (2008), Davis, Eddie DB Birmingham Barracudas (1995), New York Dragons (2008), Alabama Vipers (2010) Calgary Stampeders (1996-2000), Baker, Kent K Detroit Fury (2001) Saskatchewan Roughriders (2001-09) Clark, Tyrone LB Iowa Barnstormers (2014) Drew, Randee DB Montreal Alouettes (2007-08) Cox, Landon WR Chicago Rush (2013) Edmonton Eskimos (2009-10) Hennings, Ted OL/DL Detroit Drive (1991), Dallas Texans (1992-93) Duclair, Farrell LB Calgary Stampeders (1996-98) Hill, Darrell WR Philadelphia Soul (2008) Harris, A.J. RB Edmonton Eskimos (2008), McGhghy, Matt OL Los Angeles Avengers (2007-08) British Columbia Lions (2009) Mitchell, Deon WR/DB Grand Rapids Rampage (2001) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2010) Mitchell, Ricky WR/DB Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987) Lynch, Jordan QB Edmonton Eskimos (2014- ) Chicago Bruisers (1988) Sholdice, Derek OT Edmonton Eskimos (1996-97), Moore, Martel WR Portland Thunder (2015- ) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1998) O’Malley, Steve OL/DL New England Steamrollers (1988) Smith, Chris DB Montreal Alouettes (2014) Onyebuagu, Jason OL/DL Milwaukee Mustangs (2011) Stephen, Courtney S Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2013- ) Ray, Corey WR/DB Cincinnati Rockers (1992) Sutherland, Garrett LB Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1998) Rose, C.J. FB/LB Albany Firebirds (1997) Sutherland, Mike C Saskatchewan Roughriders (1996), Salerno, Mike K Oklahoma City Yard Dawgs (2010), Kansas Montreal Alouettes (1996-2000), City Command (2011), Chicago Rush (2012) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2001-02), Sheldon, Dan WR Chicago Rush (2008) Ottawa Renegades (2003-05) Smith, Chris DB Tampa Bay Storm (2013-14), Jacksonville Wolfe, Garrett RB Montreal Alouettes (2012) Sharks (2015- ) Smith, Donald DB Tampa Bay Storm (2014) Grey Cup Participant Strickland, Ralph WR/DB Milwaukee Mustangs (1997) 2014 Courtney Stephen, DB, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Arena Football Hall of Fame 2013 Courtney Stephen, DB, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2000 Carl Aikens, WR-DB 2009 Eddie Davis, DB, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2007 Eddie Davis, DB, Saskatchewan Roughriders - CHAMPIONS 1999 Eddie Davis, DB, Calgary Stampeders 1998 Eddie Davis, DB, Calgary Stampeders - CHAMPIONS All-Stars 2007 East Division Randee Drew, DB, Montreal Alouettes 2006 CFL/West Division Eddie Davis, DB, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2005 CFL/West Division Eddie Davis, DB, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2004 CFL/West Division Eddie Davis, DB, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 West Division Eddie Davis, DB, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2000 CFL/West Division Eddie Davis, DB, Calgary Stampeders Draft Choices Year Name (Pos.) Team Rd./Overall 1995 Derek Sholdice (OT) Edmonton Eskimos 2/21 1996 Mike Sutherland (C) Saskatchewan Roughriders 1/3 Duane Arrindell (OG) Edmonton Eskimos 1/7 Farrell Duclair (LB) Calgary Stampeders 1/8 Alton Francis (TB) Saskatchewan Roughriders 3/23 James Eggink (DE) Montreal Alouettes 5/45 1997 Jamie Macdonald (OT) British Columbia Lions 5/35 1998 Garrett Sutherland (LB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4/26 1999 Orlando Bowen (DE) Edmonton Eskimos 6/43 2000 Donnavan Carter (FS) Toronto Argonauts 1/4 2012 Courtney Stephen (DB) Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2/8

Eddie Davis, DB 2015 Canadian Football League Hall of Fame NIU’s Eddie Davis enjoyed a 15-year career in the CFL, won a pair of Grey NIU 1991-94 Cup titles and was enshrined in the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Plaza of Honor on Sept. 20, 2013. www.NIUHuskies.com 159 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskies in pro football World Football League (1974) WLAF/NFL Europa (1991-2007)

Name Pos. Team (Years) Name Pos. Team (Years) ___ Gilbert, Jim P Chicago Winds (1975) Atkinson, Brian LB Rhein Fire (2006) Kellar, Mark FB Chicago Fire (1974), Chicago Winds (1975(1975)) Collins, McAllister C Scottish Claymores (2002) Marks, Richard LB Chicago Winds (1975) Drew, Randee CB Cologne Centurions (2005) Finlen, Chris QB Barcelona Dragons (2003), Draft Choices Amsterdam Admirals (2005) Year Name (Pos.) Team Rd./Overall Graham, Dan C Montreal Machine (1991) 1974 Mark Kellar (FB) Chicago Fire 7th Hawthorne, Duane CB Scottish Claymores (2000) Lee, Rob CB Frankfurt Galaxy (2006) McGhghy, Matt G Frankfurt Galaxy (2006) United States Football League (1983-87) Mitchell, Deon WR Scottish Claymores (2000) Peat, Todd G Frankfurt Galaxy (1995) Name Pos. Team (Years) Sheldon, Dan WR Cologne Centurions (2007) Gill, Max DT Michigan Panthers (1984) Talley, Charles RB England Monarchs (1998) Glasgow, Brian TE Chicago Blitz (1984) Golsteyn, Jerry QB Orlando Renegades (1985) World Bowl Champions Rosado, Dan G Houston Gamblers (1985) 1995 Todd Peat, OL, Frankfurt Galaxy 2006 Matt McGhghy, OL, and Rob Lee, DB, Frankfurt Galaxy Draft Choices Year Name (Pos.) Team Rd./Overall Draft Choices 1983 Larry Alleyne (LB) Chicago Blitz territorial draft Year Name (Pos.) Team Rd./Overall Rich Barrent (OG) Chicago Blitz territorial draft 1991 Ted Hennings (DT) Birmingham Fire 9th 1984 Carl Aikens (WR) Chicago Blitz territorial draft 1998 Charles Talley (TB) England Monarchs 12/67 Scott Bolzan (OT) Chicago Blitz territorial draft Tim Tyrrell (QB) Chicago Blitz territorial draft Co-Defensive MVP 1985 Pete Roth (RB) Orlando Renegades 6/89 2000 Duane Hawthorne, CB, Scottish Claymores 1986 Curt Pardridge (SE) Orlando Renegades 4/22 Steve O’Malley (DT) Arizona Outlaws 4/23

Xtreme Football League (2001)

Name Pos. Team (Years) Johnson, LeShon RB Chicago Enforcers

Draft Choices Year Name (Pos.) Team Rd./Overall 2000 Mitch Jacoby (TE) Chicago Enforcers 40/313 LeShon Johnson (RB) Chicago Enforcers 45/360

Todd Peat (NIU 1983-86), LeShon Johnson (1992-93) and Mark Kellar (1971-73) are three Huskies who played football professionally in the NFL and in one of the now defunct professional leagues. 160 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskie all-americans

1992 LeShon Johnson, TB (UPI-hm, FN-hm) Brad Capes, OT (Football News-hm) Brian Steger, PK (FN-hm) Steve Wild, OLB (FN-hm) 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (AP-1st, UPI-1st, FN-1st, K-1st, FN-1st, WC-1st, FWAA-1st, TSN-1st, PFW-1st) Gerald Nickelberry, LB (FN-hm) Tim O’Brien, OG (FN-hm) Raymond Roberts, TE (FN-hm) Brian Steger, PK (FN-hm) 1994 Chris O’Neal, C (FN-hm) 2000 Ryan Diem, OT (FN-3rd) Justin McCareins, FLK (FN-hm) 2001 Steve Azar, PK (FN-hm) 2002 Dan Sheldon, WR (FD-2nd, CFC-2nd; CNNSI-hm) Michael Turner, TB (FD-2nd, TSN-3rd, CNNSI-hm; PFW-hm) 2003 Steve Azar, PK (CFN-hm) Michael Turner, TB (AP-2nd; CNNSI-2nd; TSN-2nd; CSR-2nd; CFN-hm; R-hm) 2004 Dan Sheldon, PR (CFN-hm) Garrett Wolfe, TB (CFN-hm, CNNSI-hm) Jimmie Ward collected ﬁ rst team All-American honors from Sports Illustrated in 2005 Sam Hurd, WR (SI-hm) 2013, in addition to third and fourth team recognition from the Associated Press and Phil Steele, respectively. Garrett Wolfe, TB (CFN-hm) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB (P-1st, AP-3rd, CFN-3rd; SI-hm) 1948 Floyd Hunsberger, HB (AP-hm) Doug Free, OT (CFN-3rd, PFW-hm) 1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB (AP-hm) 2007 Larry English, DE (PS-4th) 1963 George Bork, QB (AP-hm, UPI-hm) 2008 Larry English, DE (PS-3rd, PFW-hm) 1965 Ron Christian, QB (AP-hm) 2011 Scott Wedige, C (CBS-2nd) 1969 John LaLonde, FB (AP-hm) Chandler Harnish, QB (SI-hm) 1971 Willie Hatter, SE (AP-hm) Trevor Olson, OT (PS, 4th) 1973 Mark Kellar, FB (AP-hm, UPI-hm, FN-hm, K-hm) 2012 Jordan Lynch, All-Purpose (AP-2nd, PS-2nd); QB (CBS-3rd, SI-hm) 1977 Frank Lewandoski, LB (AP-hm) 2013 Jordan Lynch, All-Purpose (AP-1st, L-1st, PS-1st); 1978 Dave Petzke, SE (AP-3rd) QB (CBS-2nd, USA-2nd, SI-hm) 1979 Frank Lewandoski, LB (AP-hm) Jimmie Ward, S (SI-1st, USA-1st, AP-3rd, ATH-3rd, PS-4th) Randy Clark, OT (AP-hm) Tommylee Lewis, All-Purpose (SI-hm) Steve Claussen, DE (AP-hm) 1980 Mike Terna, LB (AP-hm) KEY: AP=Associated Press; ATH=Athlon; CBS=CBSSports.com; CFC=CollegeFootball.com; Dave Petway, SS (AP-hm) CFN=CollegeFootballNews.com; CNNSI=CNN/Sports Illustrated; CSR=CollegeSportsReport. 1981 Mike Chelovich, OG (AP-hm) com; FD=Football Digest; FN=Football News; FWAA=Football Writers Association of America/ Scripps; K=Kodak; L=Lindy’s; P=Playboy; PFW=Pro Football Weekly; PS=Phil Steele; R=Rivals.com; 1982 Rich Barrent, OG (AP-hm) SI=Sports Illustrated; TSN=The Sporting News; UPI=United Press International; USA=USA Today; Max Gill, DT (AP-hm) WC= Walter Camp Foundation. Brian Glasgow, TE (AP-hm) Pete Roth, TB (AP-hm) 1983 Scott Bolzan, OT (AP-hm) Darryl Richardson, TB (AP-hm) Vince Scott, PK (AP-hm) Jeff Sanders, CB (AP-hm) 1984 Scott Kellar, DT (AP-hm) Todd Peat, OG (AP-hm) Todd Van Keppel, P (AP-hm) 1985 Doug Bartlett, NG (AP-hm) Todd Peat, OT (AP-hm) 1986 Todd Peat, OG (AP-3rd) Doug Bartlett, NG (AP-hm) 1987 Ted Karamanos, OG (AP-hm) 1988 Ron Delisi, ILB (AP-hm) Brett Tucker, CB (AP-hm) 1989 Ron Delisi, ILB (TSN-hm) Stacey Robinson, QB (TSN-hm, FN-hm) 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB (UPI-hm, FN-hm, PFW-hm) Cary Caliendo, DE (FN-hm) Adam Dach, FB (FN-hm) John Ivanic, PK (FN-hm) Eric Wenckowski, C (FN-hm) 1991 Adam Dach, FB (FN-hm) Steve Henriksen, ILB (FN-hm) Larry Wynn, FLK (FN-hm) Jordan Lynch garnered All-American honors from six different organizations in 2013, including ﬁ rst team recognition from the Associated Press, Lindy’s and Phil Steele. www.NIUHuskies.com 161 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskie all-americans

Alan Baxter (90) and Nabal Jefferson (99), along with tight end Jason Schepler, were named Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America in 2012. NIU led the nation with three players on the ﬁ rst and second teams. Academic All-Americans freshman All-Americans 1960 Dick Metzcus, E (CoSIDA-2nd) 1987 Cary Caliendo, DE (TSN-1st) 1961 Tom Beck, QB (CoSIDA-2nd) Kevin Cassidy, FS (TSN-1st) 1962 J. Walter Smith, DB (CoSIDA-hm) 1988 Adam Dach, FB (TSN-1st) 1973 Jeff Eckmann, DT (CoSIDA-2nd) 2000 Steve Azar, PK (FN-1st; TSN-2nd) 1976 Jim Jacobson, OT (CoSIDA-2nd) 2003 Doug Free, OT (TSN-3rd) 1993 Steve Wild, OLB (CoSIDA-2nd) 2004 Chris Nendick, PK (TSN-2nd) 1996 Patrick Stephen, SS (CoSIDA-2nd) 2005 Jon Brost, OT (TSN-3rd) 1997 Patrick Stephen, FS (CoSIDA-2nd) Tim McCarthy, LB (FWAA-1st, TSN-hm) 1998 Patrick Stephen, SS (CoSIDA-2nd) Craig Rusch, DE (CFN-3rd) 2000 Thomas Hammock, TB (CoSIDA-1st) 2006 Eddie Adamski, C (FWAA-1st, TSN-hm) 2001 Thomas Hammock, TB (CoSlDA-1st) 2007 Alex Kube, S (FWAA-1st, TSN-1st) 2003 P.J. Fleck, WR (CoSIDA-2nd) 2009 Sean Progar, DE (PS-2nd) 2012 Alan Baxter, DE (CoSIDA-1st) Nabal Jefferson, NG (CoSIDA-2nd) Sophomore All-Americans Jason Schepler, TE (CoSIDA-2nd) 2006 Larry English, DE (CFN-3rd) 2007 Justin Anderson, TB (CFN-3rd) Academic All-DISTRICT (CoSIDA) 2012 Tyler Loos, OT (CFN-hm) 2002 Jason Frank, DL (1st Team) Josh Haldi, QB (2nd Team Little All-Americans Dan Sheldon, WR (2nd Team) 1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB (AP-1st) Tim Vincent, OL (2nd Team) 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB (WS-hm) 2003 P.J. Fleck, WR (1st Team) Rob Lee, DB (1st Team) 1958 Lew Flinn, QB (NAIA-2nd) Jake VerStraete, OL (1st Team) 1959 Lew Flinn, QB (NAIA-2nd) 2004 Josh Haldi, QB (1st Team) Al Eck, E (NAIA-2nd) Rob Lee, DB (1st Team) Joe Plaskas, FB (NAIA-hm) Dan Sheldon, WR (1st Team) 1960 Al Eck, E (NAIA-2nd, AP-hm) Jake VerStraete, OL (1st Team) 1961 Tom Beck, HB (NAIA-2nd) 2006 Brad Benson, DT (1st Team) 1962 George Bork, QB (AP-1st, UPI-1st, WS-1st, NAIA-1st) Mark Reiter, SS (1st Team) Hugh Rohrschneider, E (AP-2nd, NAIA-2nd) 2007 Jon Brost, OT (1st Team) 1963 George Bork, QB (AP-1st, UPI-1st, WS-1st, NAIA-1st) 2008 Jon Brost, OT (1st Team) Craig Rusch, DE (1st Team) Hugh Rohrschneider, E (NAIA-2nd, AP-3rd) 2011 Nabal Jefferson, DT Bob Evans, C (NAIA-hm) 2012 Alan Baxter, DE Gary Stearns, E (NAIA-hm) Nabal Jefferson, NG 1965 Ron Christian, QB (AP-3rd) Jason Schepler, TE Rob Sterling, FB KEY: AP=Associated Press; NAIA=National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics; UPI=United Press International; WS=Williamson Service. 2014 Rob Sterling, FB

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME NCAA WALTER BYERS AWARD 1999 George Bork, QB 2013 Nabal Jefferson, NG (Finalist) 2004 Tom Beck, Coach NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP HEISMAN TROPHY BALLOTING 2013 Nabal Jefferson, NG 1963 George Bork, QB (voting unavailable) 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB (38th place, 2 pts, 2 3rd place votes) TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF COLUMBUS 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (6th place, 176 pts, 5 1st place votes, MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 51 2nd place, 59 3rd place) 2009 Jake Coffman, DE 2003 Michael Turner, TB (18th place, 3 pts, 3 3rd place votes) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB 2006 Garrett Wolfe (11th place, 29 pts) 2012 Jordan Lynch (7th place, 52 pts) TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF COLUMBUS 2013 Jordan Lynch (3rd place, 558 pts, 40 1st place votes, CHIC HARLEY AWARD 149 2nd place, 140 3rd place) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB MAXWELL AWARD LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB (Semifi nalist) 2010 Jake Coffman, DE (First Team) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB (Semifi nalist) WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB (Finalist) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB (Semifi nalist) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB (Finalist) ALLSTATE/AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM 2008 Matt Simon, WR DOAK WALKER AWARD 2010 Adam Kiel, OL 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (Finalist) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB (Semifi nalist) NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR (COLLEGE) 1963 Howard Fletcher (Runner-up) JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB (Finalist) AFCA REGION COACH OF THE YEAR 1962 Howard Fletcher DAVEY O’BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD 1963 Howard Fletcher 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB (Semifi nalist) 2003 Joe Novak MANNING QUARTERBACK AWARD EDDIE ROBINSON COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB (Finalist) 2012 Dave Doeren (Finalist) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB (Finalist) NATIONAL BACK OF THE YEAR AT&T ALL-AMERICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (UPI) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB (Finalist) FOOTBALL NEWS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR JIM THORPE AWARD 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (Finalist) 2013 Jimmie Ward, S (Semifi nalist) NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK WUERFFEL TROPHY 1977 Allen Ross, TB (AP) vs. Ohio, Nov. 19 - Back 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB (Finalist) 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB vs. Fresno State, Oct. 6 (ESPN, Football News, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Tribune) CAMPBELL TROPHY (Formerly Draddy Trophy) 1993 Scott Crabtree, QB vs. Nevada, Sept. 25 2006 Doug Free, OT (Semifi nalist) (Chicago Tribune, Sports Illustrated) 2008 Jon Brost, OT (Semifi nalist) LeShon Johnson, TB vs. Southern Illinois, Oct. 2(Chicago Tribune) 2009 Brandon Bice, DE (Semifi nalist) LeShon Johnson, TB vs. Iowa, Nov. 6 (Chicago Tribune) 2010 Mike Krause, DT (Semifi nalist) Scott Crabtree, QB 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB (Finalist) 2003 P.J. Fleck, WR vs. Ohio, Oct. 4 (USAToday.com) 2012 Nabal Jefferson, NG (Finalist) 2004 Garrett Wolfe, TB vs. Eastern Michigan, Nov. 20 2013 Matt Krempel, OT (Semifi nalist) (CollegeSportsReport.com) 2014 Rob Sterling, FB (Semifi nalist) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB vs. Ball State, Sept. 30 (USA Today, Walter Camp, Sporting News) NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 2007 Larry English, DE vs. Idaho, Sept. 22 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD (Football Writers/Bronko Nagurski Award) 1998 Patrick Stephen, FS 2010 Chad Spann, TB vs. Minnesota, Sept. 23 (Walter Camp Offensive) 2004 Josh Haldi, QB 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB vs. Army, Sept. 15 (Capital One Cup Impact 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB Performer of the Week) 2012 Nabal Jefferson, NG Jordan Lynch, QB vs. Kent State, Nov. 30 (Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week) NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB vs. Central Michigan, Oct. 19 (Walter Camp HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY Offensive) 2010 Brandon Bice, DE 2014 Matt Krempel, OL Jordan Lynch, QB vs. Purdue, Sept. 28 (AT&T All-America Player 2011 Mike Krause, DL 2015 Luke Eakes, TE of the Week) 2012 Chandler Harnish, QB Jason Meehan, DE Jordan Lynch, QB vs. Eastern Michigan, Oct. 26 (AT&T All- Adam Kiel, TE Rob Sterling, FB America Player of the Week) Joe Pawlak, G 2013 Alan Baxter, DE NATIONAL PLAY OF THE WEEK Nabal Jefferson, NG 1999 Demerist Whitfi eld, CB vs Vanderbilt, Sept. 11 (Compaq) Ryan Neir, P Jason Schepler, TE NATIONAL BACKFIELD OF THE WEEK Courtney Stephen, S 1973 Mark Kellar, FB (UPI) vs. Ball State, Oct. 20 Mark Kellar, FB (UPI) vs. Illinois State, Oct. 27 1977 Allen Ross, TB (UPI) vs. Ohio, Nov. 19 www.NIUHuskies.com 163 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY Jordan Lynch

In just two years, Jordan Lynch helped launch Lynch’s Career Stats Northern Illinois University into the national spotlight. PASSING Year G/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Yds/G Effi c. Upon taking over the starting quarterback duties 2010 9/0 4-6-0 66.7 13 1 11 1.4 139.9 in 2012 after spending the previous two seasons 2011 13/0 15-20-0 75.0 166 1 41 12.8 161.2 as NIU’s change-of-pace quarterback, the hard- 2012 14/14 237-394-6 60.2 3138 25 73 224.1 144.9 nosed, dual-threat signal caller from Chicago’s 2013 14/14 253-404-8 62.6 2892 24 66 206.6 138.4 Mt. Greenwood neighborhood immediately Career 50/28 509-824-14 61.8 6209 51 73 124.2 142.1 became the central part of the Huskies’ high- powered offense. Within weeks, NIU broke into RUSHING the national rankings and Lynch was seen as a Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Yds/G darkhorse candidate for the Heisman Trophy. 2010 9/0 31 362 11.7 3 90 40.2 While he wasn’t invited to New York City for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, 2011 13/0 45 246 5.5 3 66 18.9 Lynch did lead the Huskies to uncharted territory. After guiding NIU to a 2012 14/14 294 1815 6.2 19 88 129.6 double-overtime 44-37 win over #16 Kent State in the MAC Championship 2013 14/14 292 1920 6.6 23 61 137.1 Game, the Huskies were awarded with a bid to the 2013 Orange Bowl to face Career 50/28 662 4343 6.6 48 90 86.9 Florida State. Despite the loss to the Seminoles, Lynch fi nished the year with 4,953 yards of total offense and was responsible for 44 touchdowns, helping TOTAL OFFENSE him fi nish seventh in the fi nal Heisman balloting. Year Rush Yds. Pass Yds. TDR Plays Yds. YPG YPP When some questioned whether he could replicate his historic 2012 season, 2010 31 362 6 13 4 37 375 41.7 10.1 the Chicagoan exceeded those fi gures in 2013. While helping the Huskies to 2011 45 246 20 166 4 65 412 31.7 6.3 an undefeated regular season, Lynch accumulated an NCAA QB-record 1,920 2012 294 1815 394 3138 44 688 4953 353.8 7.2 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns to go along with 2,892 passing yards and 2013 292 1920 404 2892 48 696 4812 343.7 6.9 24 aerial scores. On Oct. 19, he set an NCAA record for quarterbacks with 316 Career 662 4343 824 6209 100 1486 10552 211.0 7.1 rushing yards against Central Michigan, then surpassed his mark with 321 on Nov. 26 against Western Michigan. SINGLE GAME HIGHS A second-straight record-setting season did get Lynch and invite to the 2013 Pass Completions: 26, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13 Heisman Trophy ceremony, where he fi nished third in the fi nal balloting Pass Attempts: 41, twice (last at Iowa, 8-31-13) with 558 points and 40 fi rst-place votes - the highest fi nish for any player Passing Yards: 407, vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 from a MAC school. Longest Pass: 73 yards, vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Touchdown Passes: 4, three times (last vs. EMU, 10-26-13) Rushing Attempts: 36, vs. Kent St. (MAC Championship), 11-30-12 Rushing Yards: 321, vs. Western Michigan, 11-26-13 Rushing TDs: 4 at Massachusetts, 11-2-13 Long Rush: 90 yards, vs. Buffalo, 10-16-10 Plays: 70, vs. Kent State (MAC Championship), 11-30-12 Total Offense Yards: 569 (407 pass, 162 rush) vs. Toledo, 11-14-12 Touchdowns Responsible For: 6, twice (last vs. EMU, 10-26-13; 4 passing, 1 rushing, 1 receiving)

Career Highlights • 2013 Heisman Trophy Finalist (3rd Place in Voting) • 2013 Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist • 2012 & ‘13 Manning Quarterback Award Finalist • 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist • 2013 Senior CLASS Award Finalist • 2013 AT&T All-America Player of the Year Finalist • 2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semiﬁ nalist • 2013 All-American (AP, CBSSports.com, USA Today, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Sports Illustrated) • 2012 All-American (AP, CBSSports.com, Phil Steele, Sports Illustrated) • 2012 & ‘13 Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner • 2012 & ‘13 MAC Offensive Player of the Year • 2012 & ‘13 All-MAC (First Team) • 2012 Marathon MAC Championship Game MVP • 12x MAC West Offensive Player of the Week • Walter Camp National Offensive POTW (10-19-13) • AT&T All-America POTW (9-28-13 & 10-26-13)

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ALL-AMERICA BOWL SENIOR BOWL 1977 Ken Moore, TE 1994 LeShon Johnson, TB 2001 Ryan Diem, OT AMERICAN BOWL 2004 Michael Turner, TB 1969 John Spilis, WR (DNP-inj.) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB 2009 Larry English, DE BLUE-GRAY GAME 2014 Jimmie Ward, S 1979 Frank Lewandoski, LB 2003 Steve Azar, K THE VILLAGES (TYCO) GRIDIRON CLASSIC Randee Drew, CB 2001 Cameron Saulsby, LB Joe Novak, Coach 2002 Darrell Hill, WR Scott Shafer, Asst. Coach 2004 Steve Azar, K Todd Ghilani, C CAN-AM GAME Akil Grant, SS 1978 Dave Petzke, SE 2005 Brian Atkinson, LB Dan Sheldon WR/PR (DNP-inj.) CHALLENGE BOWL 1963 George Bork, QB NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME Hugh Rohrschneider, E 2006 Jake Nordin, TE CHICAGO TRIBUNE COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME TEXAS VS. THE NATION ALL-STAR CHALLENGE/ 1936 Reino Nori, HB NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL 1969 John Spilis, SE 2009 Eddie Adamski, C KING ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC 2010 Chad Spann, TB 2012 Trevor Olson, OT 1990 Brett Tucker, CB (DNP-inj.) Pat Schiller, LB LAS VEGAS ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC Scott Wedige, C 2004 Randee Drew, CB 2014 Martel Moore, WR EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME 2004 Todd Ghilani, C 2006 Doug Free, OT 2012 Chandler Harnish, QB 2014 Jordan Lynch, QB 2015 Da’Ron Brown, WR HULA BOWL 2004 Steve Azar, K 2005 Joe Novak, Coach Dan Sheldon WR/PR (DNP-inj.)

Chandler Harnish completed 8-of-14 passes for 52 yards, while rushing for a Offensive tackle Ryan Diem represented NIU at the 2001 Senior Bowl, touchdown in the West’s 24-17 win in the 2012 East-West Shrine Game playing on the North squad that included fellow future NFL starters in Jeff Backus, Chad Johnson, Alge Crumpler, Steve Hutchinson, Kareem McKenzie, Kris Jenkins and Kyle Vanden Bosch www.NIUHuskies.com 165 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY mac honors

2008 Larry English, DE Max Gill, DT (1st) 2009 Jake Coffman, DE Brian Glasgow, TE (1st) 2010 Chad Spann, TB Pete Roth, TB (1st) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB Scott Bolzan, OT (2nd) 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB Vince Scott, PK (HM) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB Larry Alleyne, DE (HM) 2014 Da’Ron Brown, WR Todd Van Keppel, P (HM) 1983 Scott Bolzan, OT (1st) FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Darryl Richardson, TB (1st) 1984 Pete Genatempo, QB Jeff Sanders, CB (1st) 1985 Marshall Taylor, QB Vince Scott, PK (1st) Steve Hirsch, DB (2nd) OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Todd Peat, OG (2nd) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB Gary Schlinger, DE (2nd) 2010 Chad Spann, TB Tim Tyrrell, QB (2nd) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB Todd Van Keppel, P (2nd) 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB Reggie Sims, TE (HM) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB 1984 Scott Kellar, DT (1st) Todd Peat, OG (1st) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Todd Van Keppel, P (1st) 2008 Larry English, DE Doug Bartlett, NG (2nd) Lee Hicks, SS (2nd) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Carl Aikens, SE (HM) In 2008, Larry English became the ﬁ rst defensive 2000 Justin McCareins, FLK 1985 Doug Bartlett, NG (1st) player and fourth player all-time to win the Vern 2001 Steve Azar, PK Smith Award in consecutive years. The award is Todd Peat, OT (1st) given to the MAC MVP as voted on by league 2002 Dan Sheldon, WR Scott Kellar, DT (2nd) coaches. 2003 Steve Azar, PK Tim Grifﬁ n, LB (HM) Mike Kent, P (HM) COACH OF THE YEAR MAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Curt Pardridge, SE (HM) 1983 Bill Mallory 1974 Jeff Eckmann, DT 1998 Donnavan Carter, FS (2nd) 2002 Joe Novak 1975 Gary Hosier, SE Ryan Diem, OT (2nd) 2013 Rod Carey 1976 Russell Hill, SE Duane Hawthorne, CB (2nd) 1980 Jim Hannula, OT-P 1999 Kent Baker, PK (1st) VERN SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD 1982 Rich Barrent, OG Ryan Diem, OT (1st) 1983 Tim Tyrrell, QB William Andrews, TB (2nd) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB ALL-CONFERENCE (COACHES) Donnavan Carter, FS (2nd) 2007 Larry English, DE 1975 Bob Gregolunas, LB (1st) Jermaine Hampton, SS (2nd) 2008 Larry English, DE Ken Moore, TE (2nd) Benji Peacock, CB (HM) 2010 Chad Spann, TB 1976 Frank Lewandoski, LB (2nd) 2000 McAllister Collins, C (1st) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB Don Palochko, OG (2nd) Ryan Diem, OT (1st) 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB 1977 Frank Lewandoski, LB (1st) Thomas Hammock, TB (1st) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB Sam Boskovich, DE (2nd) Jermaine Hampton, SS (1st) Allen Ross, RB (2nd) Justin McCareins, FL (1st) PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jack Wilson, CB (2nd) Larry Williams, LB (1st) 1978 Dave Petzke, SE 1978 Randy Clark, C (1st) Buster Sampson, FS (2nd) 1979 Frank Lewandoski, LB Jim Hannula, P (1st) Steve Azar, PK (HM) 1980 Mike Terna, LB Dave Petzke, SE (1st) 2001 Steve Azar, PK (1st) 2005 Garrett Wolfe, TB (Columbus TD Club) Scott Crooks, OG (2nd) Thomas Hammock, TB (1st) 2010 Chandler Harnish, QB (Columbus TD Club) Pete Kraker, QB (2nd) Vince Thompson, CB (1st) 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB (Columbus TD Club, 1979 Randy Clark, OT (1st) Darrell Hill, FL (2nd) The Sporting News) Steve Claussen, DE (1st) Akil Grant, SS (2nd) Frank Lewandoski, LB (1st) Tim Vincent, OT (2nd) VERN SMITH NOMINEES Mark Skowronski, C (2nd) Larry Williams, LB (HM) 1982 Max Gill, DT Allen Ross, RB (2nd) 2002 Randee Drew, CB (1st) 1983 Tim Tyrrell, QB Jim Hannula, P (2nd) Travis Moore, DE (1st) 1984 Carl Aikens, SE Mike Pinckney, FL (HM) Vince Thompson, CB (1st) 1985 Scott Kellar, DT 1980 Dave Petway, SS (1st) Michael Turner, TB (1st) 1997 Deon Mitchell, SE Mike Terna, LB (1st) Tim Vincent, OT (1st) 1998 Deon Mitchell, SE Mike Chelovich, OG (2nd) Larry Williams, LB (1st) 1999 Justin McCareins, FLK Max Gill, DT (2nd) Brian Atkinson, LB (2nd) 2000 Justin McCareins, FLK Jim Hannula, OT-P (2nd) Steve Azar, PK (2nd) 2001 Chris Finlen, QB Jim Latanski, TE (2nd) Nick Duffy, LB (2nd) 2002 Michael Turner, TB Mike Pinckney, WR (2nd) Matt Dunker, TE (2nd) 2003 Michael Turner, TB Allen Ross, RB (2nd) Todd Ghilani, C (2nd) 2004 Josh Haldi, QB 1981 Mike Chelovich, OG (1st) 2005 Sam Hurd, WR Rich Barrent, OT (2nd) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB Bob Morgan, DT (HM) 2007 Larry English, DE 1982 Rich Barrent, OG (1st)

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ALL-MAC (continued) 2007 Larry English, DE (1st) MAC DISTINGUISHED Mike Scaramella, FB 2003 Brian Atkinson, LB (1st) Justin Anderson, TB (2nd) SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Jake VerStraete, OG Steve Azar, PK (1st) Jon Brost, OT (3rd) 2014 Ryan Brown, OL Tim Vincent, OT Randee Drew, CB (1st) 2008 Larry English, DE (1st) Michael Gegner, OL 2002 Matt Dunker, TE P.J. Fleck, WR (1st) Mike Salerno, K (2nd) Drew Hare, QB Jason Frank, DE Vinson Reynolds, DE (1st) Eddie Adamski, C (3rd) Jason Meehan, DE Todd Ghilani, C Michael Turner, TB (1st) Brandon Bice, DE (3rd) Rob Sterling, FB 2003 P.J. Fleck, WR Jake VerStraete, OT (1st) Jon Brost, OT (3rd) Josh Haldi, QB Akil Grant, SS (2nd) Tim McCarthy, LB (3rd) ACADEMIC ALL-MAC/ Rob Lee, CB Nick Duffy, LB (HM) Jason Onyebuagu, OL (3rd) MAC HONOR ROLL Jake VerStraete, OT Todd Ghilani, C (HM) 2009 Eddie Adamski, C (1st) 2004 Josh Haldi, QB 1973 Mark Collar, SE 2004 Brad Cieslak, TE (1st) Jason Onyebuagu, OL (1st) Brad Benson, DT Jeff Eckmann, DT Lionel Hickenbottom, FS (1st) Chad Spann, RB (1st) Rob Lee, CB John Hildebrandt, OG Javan Lee, LB (1st) Brandon Bice, DE (2nd) Dan Sheldon, WR-PR Tom Neubert, OT Travis Moore, DE (1st) Jake Coffman, DE (2nd) Jake VerStraete, OT Jim Tedeschi, LB Brian Van Acker, C (1st) Me’co Brown, RB (3rd) 2005 Brad Benson, DT 1974 Bill Tyler, OG Jake VerStraete, OT (1st) Tommy Davis, PR (3rd) Jason Ebenhoch, OG Ed Klingberg, MG Garrett Wolfe, TB (1st) 2010 Chandler Harnish, QB (1st) 2006 Brad Benson, DT 1975 Jerry Golsteyn, QB Doug Free, OT (2nd) Trevor Olson, OT (1st) Jon Brost, OL 1976 Rick Burkhardt, CB Ben Lueck, OG (2nd) Sean Progar, DE (1st) Doug Free, OT Jim Jacobson, DT Dan Sheldon, WR (2nd) Chris Smith, CB (1st) 2007 Jon Brost, OT 1977 Sam Boskovich, DE Chris Nendick, K (HM) Chad Spann, TB (1st) Matt Simon, WR Frank Lewandoski, LB 2005 Doug Free, OT (1st) Scott Wedige, C (1st) Brandon Bice, DE Mark Stuart, S Quince Holman, DE (1st) Jake Coffman, DE (2nd) Justin Stewart, DB Dean Schultz, MG Sam Hurd, WR (1st) Joe Pawlak, OG (2nd) 2008 Jon Brost, OT 1978 Paul Hudetz, OG Ben Lueck, OG (1st) Devon Butler, LB (3rd) Chandler Harnish, QB Dave Petway, S Ray Smith, SS (1st) Landon Cox, WR (3rd) Mike Krause, DL Mark Stuart, S Brian Van Acker, C (1st) Tommy Davis, RS (3rd) Craig Rusch, DE 1979 Jim Hannula, P Garrett Wolfe, TB (1st) Alex Kube, LB (3rd) Matt Simon, WR Dave Petway, SS Jake Nordin, TE (2nd) Jason Schepler, TE (3rd) 2009 Brandon Bice, DE Dave Skowronski, WR 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB (1st) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB (1st) Tommy Davis, WR 1980 Dave Petway, SS Doug Free, OT (1st) Trevor Olson, OT (1st) Chandler Harnish, QB Jim Hannula, OT-P Larry English, DE (1st) Mathew Sims, K (1st) 2010 Chandler Harnish, QB 1981 Vince Scott, PK Dustin Utschig, FS (2nd) Scott Wedige, C (1st) Nabal Jefferson, DT Rich Burns, CB Chris Nendick, K (HM) Perez Ashford, WR (2nd) Mike Krause, DT 1982 Rich Burns, FS Tim McCarthy, LB (HM) Jasmin Hopkins, RB (2nd) Joe Pawlak, OG 1983 Rich Burns, FS Britt Davis, WR (HM) Sean Progar, DE (2nd) Jason Schepler, TE 1984 Dan Feely, C Jimmie Ward, DB (2nd) 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB 1985 Steve Kmiec, FS Nathan Palmer, WR (3rd) Nabal Jefferson, DT 1997 Bill Simpson, NT 2012 Alan Baxter, DE (1st) Ryan Neir, P Patrick Stephen, FS Jordan Lynch, QB (1st) Keith Otis, OT 1998 Brian Clark, PK Martel Moore, WR (1st) Joe Pawlak, OG Lewis Miskowicz, DE Sean Progar, DE (1st) 2012 Alan Baxter, DE Patrick Stephen, SS Jimmie Ward, S (1st) Nabal Jefferson, NG 1999 Kent Baker, PK Tyrone Clark, LB (2nd) Ryan Neir, P Ryan Diem, OT Tyler Loos, OT (2nd) Jason Schepler, TE Lewis Miskowicz, DE 2013 Jamaal Bass, LB (1st) Courtney Stephen, S Lou Sponsel, FB Ken Bishop, DT (1st) Rob Sterling, FB Mike Stack, FB Tommylee Lewis, WR (1st) 2013 Jacob Brinlee, WR 2000 Ryan Diem, OT Tyler Loos, OT (1st) Ricky Connors, FB Thomas Hammock, TB Jordan Lynch, QB (1st) Rob Sterling, FB Joe Busald, DE Jimmie Ward, S (1st) Dominique Ware, S Matt Dunker, TE Da’Ron Brown, WR (2nd) 2014 Jackson Abresch, S P.J. Fleck, SE Jared Volk, OG (2nd) Ryan Brown, OL Lewis Miskowicz, DE Joe Windsor, DE (3rd) Cameron Clinton-Earl, DE Joey Reed, TE Dechane Durante, S (3rd) Ricky Connors*, FB Alan Rood, FB 2014 Paris Logan, CB (1st) Luke Eakes, TE Tim Vincent, OT Tyler Loos, OL (1st) Michael Gegner, OL 2001 Joe Busald, DE Jason Meehan, DE (1st) Drew Hare, QB Eric Cheeseman, LB Andrew Ness, C (1st) Bobby Jones IV, LB Randee Drew, CB Da’Ron Brown, WR (2nd) William Lee, DT Matt Dunker, TE Dechane Durante, S (2nd) Anthony Maddie. QB P.J. Fleck, SE Perez Ford, DE (2nd) Matt McIntosh, S Jason Frank, DE Boomer Mays, LB (2nd) Jason Meehan, DE Thomas Hammock, TB Rasheen Lemon, LB (3rd) Rob Sterling, FB Rob Lee, CB Cameron Stingily, TB (3rd) Shane Wimann, TE/FB Andy Lothson, SE

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1973 1999 Mark Kellar FB vs. Ball State Oct. 20 William Andrews TB vs. Buffalo Oct. 2 Mark Kellar FB vs. Illinois State Oct. 27 Jermaine Hampton SS vs. Ball State Oct. 9 Justin McCareins FLK vs. Central Michigan Oct. 16 1975 Benji Peacock CB vs. Kent State Oct. 23 Ken Moore TE vs. Kent State Oct. 4 2000 1976 Demerist Whitﬁ eld CB vs. Illinois State Sept. 9 Frank Lewandoski LB vs. Illinois State Oct. 16 Buster Sampson FS vs. Central Florida Oct. 7 1977 Thomas Hammock TB vs. Akron Oct. 14 Frank Lewandoski LB vs. Wisconsin Sept. 17 Vincent Thompson CB vs. Buffalo Oct. 28 Allen Ross RB vs. Ohio Nov. 19 Justin McCareins FLK vs. Central Michigan Nov. 18 Michael Turner TB vs. Central Michigan Nov. 18 1978 Frank Lewandoski LB vs. Western Michigan Sept. 16 2001 Mark Stuart S vs. Western Illinois Oct. 14 Steve Azar PK vs. South Florida Aug. 30 Larry Williams LB vs. South Florida Aug. 30 1979 Lionel Hickenbottom FS vs. Illinois Sept. 8 Frank Lewandoski LB vs. Long Beach State Sept. 29 Vince Thompson CB vs. Sam Houston State Sept. 22 John Gibbons QB vs. Toledo Nov. 10 Michael Turner TB vs. Kent State Oct. 13 1980 Thomas Hammock TB vs. Western Michigan Oct. 20 Max Gill DT vs. Long Beach State Sept. 5 Darrell Hill FLK vs. Central Michigan Oct. 27 John Gibbons QB vs. Central Michigan Oct. 18 Steve Azar PK vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 3 Mike Terna LB vs. Kent State Nov. 1 Nick Duffy LB vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 3 Chris Finlen QB vs. Ball State Nov. 17 1982 Lionel Hickenbottom FS vs. Ball State Nov. 17 Max Gill DT vs. Toledo Sept. 4 Vince Scott PK vs. Ohio Nov. 6 2002 Russ Graham LB vs. Central Michigan Nov. 20 Thomas Hammock TB vs. Wake Forest Aug. 29 Steve Azar PK vs. Wake Forest Aug. 29 1983 Larry Williams LB vs. Wisconsin Sept. 14 Jeff Sanders CB vs. Kansas Sept. 3 Michael Turner TB vs. Western Illinois Sept. 21 Darryl Richardson TB vs Ball State Oct. 1 Justin Dole SS vs. Kent State Sept. 28 Tim Tyrrell QB vs. Western Michigan Oct. 8 Dan Sheldon WR vs. Kent State Sept. 28 Steve Hirsch DB vs. Miami (OH) Oct. 29 Randee Drew CB vs. Ball State Oct. 5 Vince Scott PK vs. Toledo Nov. 12 Michael Turner TB vs. Miami (OH) Oct. 12 Darryl Richardson TB vs. Ohio Nov. 19 Kursten Strothman LB vs. Western Michigan Oct. 26 Michael Turner TB vs. Bowling Green State Nov. 9 1984 Michael Turner TB vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 16 Carl Aikens SE vs. West Texas State Sept. 1 Dan Sheldon WR vs. Toledo Nov. 23 Lee Hicks SS vs. Kent State Sept. 22 Scott Kellar DT vs. Central Michigan Nov. 3 2003 Steve Azar PK vs. Maryland Aug. 28 1985 P.J. Fleck WR vs. Maryland Aug. 28 Steve O’Malley DT vs. Toledo Oct. 19 Vinson Reynolds DE vs. Maryland Aug. 28 Benji Peacock CB vs. Central Michigan Oct. 17 Team (Offense) vs. Alabama Sept. 20 Team (Defense) vs. Alabama Sept. 20 Team (Special Teams) vs. Alabama Sept. 20 Michael Turner TB vs. Iowa State Sept. 27 P.J. Fleck WR vs. Ohio Oct. 4 Steve Azar PK vs. Central Michigan Oct. 11 Michael Turner TB vs. Central Michigan Oct. 11 Brian Atkinson LB vs. Western Michigan Oct. 18 Steve Azar PK vs. Western Michigan Oct. 18 Lionel Hickenbottom FS vs. Ball State Nov. 1 Steve Azar PK vs. Buffalo Nov. 8 Steve Azar PK vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 22 Michael Turner TB vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 22 2004 Ray Smith SS vs. Southern Illinois Sept. 11 Dan Sheldon PR vs. Iowa State Sept. 18 Javan Lee LB vs. Bowling Green State Sept. 24 Chris Nendick PK vs. Bowling Green State Sept. 24 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Bowling Green State Sept. 24 Chris Nendick PK vs. Central Florida Oct. 9 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Central Michigan Oct. 16 Josh Haldi QB vs. Western Michigan Oct. 23 Frank Lewandoski earned MAC Player of the Week honors in each of his Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Ball State Oct. 30 four seasons at NIU. Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 20 168 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY mac players of the week

2005 2012 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Michigan Sept. 3 Sean Progar DE vs. Iowa Sept. 1 Phil Horvath QB vs. Akron Sept. 24 Jimmie Ward S vs. UT Martin Sept. 8 Adrian Davis TB vs. Kent State Oct. 22 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Army Sept. 15 Shatone Powers KR/PR vs. Kent State Oct. 22 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Kansas Sept. 22 Sam Hurd WR vs. Central Michigan Nov. 5 Mathew Sims K vs. Central Michigan Sept. 29 Dustin Utschig FS vs. Toledo Nov. 16 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Ball State Oct. 6 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Toledo Nov. 16 Marlon Moore CB vs. Buffalo Oct. 13 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Western Michigan Nov. 23 Sean Progar DE vs. Western Michigan Oct. 27 Mathew Sims K vs. Western Michigan Oct. 27 2006 Ken Bishop DT vs. Massachusetts Nov. 3 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Ohio State Sept. 2 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Toledo Nov. 14 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Buffalo Sept. 16 Tommylee Lewis KOR vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 23 Chris Nendick K vs. Indiana State Sept. 23 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Ball State Sept. 30 2013 Tim McCarthy LB vs. Ball State Sept. 30 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Iowa Aug. 31 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Miami Oct. 8 Mathew Sims K vs. Iowa Aug. 31 Chris Nendick K vs. Temple Oct. 21 Tommylee Lewis WR vs. Idaho Sept. 14 Garrett Wolfe TB vs. Central Michigan Nov. 17 Ken Bishop DE vs. Idaho Sept. 14 2007 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Eastern Illinois Sept. 21 Larry English DE vs. Idaho Sept. 22 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Purdue Sept. 28 Brandon Bice DE vs. Kent State Nov. 10 Tommylee Lewis KOR vs. Purdue Sept. 28 Andy Dittbenner P vs. Ball State Nov. 24 Cameron Stingily RB vs. Kent State Oct. 5 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Central Michigan Oct. 19 2008 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Massachusetts Nov. 2 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Minnesota Sept. 1 Ken Bishop DE vs. Massachusetts Nov. 2 Andy Dittbenner P vs. Eastern Michigan Sept. 29 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Ball State Nov. 13 Larry English DE vs. Tennessee Oct. 6 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Toledo Nov. 20 Alex Kube LB vs. Toledo Oct. 20 Jordan Lynch QB vs. Western Michigan Nov. 26 Craig Rusch DT vs. Bowling Green Oct. 27 Mike Salerno K vs. Bowling Green Oct. 27 2014 Larry English DE vs. Kent State Nov. 24 Rasheen Lemon LB vs. Northwestern Sept. 6 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Kent State Nov. 24 Drew Hare QB vs. UNLV Sept. 13 2009 Tyler Wedel K vs. UNLV Sept. 13 Me’co Brown RB vs. Purdue Sept. 19 Anthony Brooks CB vs. Ball State Nov. 5 Jake Coffman DE vs. Western Michigan Oct. 3 Christian Hagan K vs. Ohio Nov. 18 Brandon Bice DE vs. Toledo Oct. 17 Tyler Wedel K vs. Ohio Nov. 18 Chad Spann RB vs. Akron Oct. 31 Dechane Durante S vs. Western Michigan Dec. 1 Mike Salerno K vs. Akron Oct. 31 Chad Spann RB vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 7 Cory Hanson LB vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 7 Jake Coffman DE vs. Ohio Nov. 21 2010 Josh Wilber P vs. Illinois Sept. 18 Chad Spann RB vs. Minnesota Sept. 25 Jimmie Ward Spec vs. Minnesota Sept. 25 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Akron Oct. 2 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Temple Oct. 9 Jimmie Ward Spec vs. Buffalo Oct. 16 Tyrone Clark LB vs. Central Michigan Oct. 23 Jake Coffman DE vs. Western Michigan Oct. 30 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Toledo Nov. 9 Jordan Delegal Spec vs. Ball State Nov. 20 Jake Coffman DE vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 26

2011 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Army Sept. 3 Ron Newcomb DT vs. Kent State Oct. 8 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Western Michigan Oct. 15 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Toledo Nov. 1 Tommylee Lewis KOR vs. Toledo Nov. 1 Chandler Harnish QB vs. Ball State Nov. 15 Sean Progar DE vs. Eastern Michigan Nov. 25 Ken Bishop was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week three times between 2012 and 2013. www.NIUHuskies.com 169 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY Huskies in the polls

USA TODAY USA TODAY DATE AP COACHES CFP DATE AP COACHES BCS 2014 2004 Final Week 12 (Nov. 7) — 22 (205) Week 16 (Dec. 7) 32 (11) 30 (29) Week 11 (Oct. 31) — 24 (110) Week 15 (Nov. 30) 35 (3) 32 (15) Week 14 (Nov. 23) 37 (3) 2003 Week 13 (Nov. 16) 38 (2) Week 12 (Nov. 9) 21 21 (298) Week 4 (Sept. 14) 39 (10) Week 11 (Nov. 2) 23 23 (211) Week 3 (Sept. 7) T41 (5) Week 10 (Oct. 26) 21 22 (174) Week 2 (Aug. 31) T44 (2) Week 9 (Oct. 19) 12 14 (760) Preseason T44 (2) Week 8 (Oct. 12) 12 16 (694) Week 7 (Oct. 5) 16 18 (438) 2013 AP COACHES BCS Week 6 (Sept. 28) 17 20 (413) 25 Final 28 (22) 28 (21) Week 5 (Sept. 21) 20 22 (238) Week 16 (Dec. 8) 24 (144) 23 (149) 23 Week 15 (Dec. 1) 16 (596) 18 (547) 14 Number of points in parentheses. Week 14 (Nov. 24) 18 (470) 20 (459) 14 Week 13 (Nov. 17) 20 (426) 21 (418) 16 Week 12 (Nov. 10) 20 (396) 21 (445) 15 Week 11 (Nov. 3) 22 (332) 20 (409) 18 Week 10 (Oct. 27) 21 (290) 20 (373) 17 Week 9 (Oct. 20) 23 (220) 22 (298) 18 Week 8 (Oct. 13) 23 (185) 23 (224) Week 7 (Oct. 6) 23 (138) 23 (23) Week 6 (Sept. 29) 26 (104) 23 (169) Week 5 (Sept. 22) 31 (9) 30 (21) Week 4 (Sept. 15) 29 (24) 33 (26) Week 3 (Sept. 8) 30 (21) 30 (27) Week 2 (Sept. 1) 30 (27) 30 (31) Preseason 35 (16) 38 (19)

2012 Final 22 (227) 24 (156) Week 15 (Dec. 2) 16 (534) 16 (495) 15 Week 14 (Nov. 25) 19 (349) 18 (377) 21 Week 13 (Nov. 18) 24 (144) 23 (149) Week 12 (Nov. 11) 27 (77) 26 (105) Week 11 (Nov. 4) 26 (64) 26 (88) Week 10 (Oct. 28) 32 (12) 29 (39) Week 9 (Oct. 21) T37 (5) 35 (14) Week 8 (Oct. 14) — T36 (2) Joe Windsor and the Huskies appeared in the national polls every week Preseason T41 (1) 46 (2) during the 2013 season 2011 Final 28 (33) 26 (36) Week 15 (Dec. 4) 30 (7) 26 (14) By the Numbers Week 14 (Nov. 27) 36 (1) 30 (19) Week 13 (Nov. 20) — T31 (10) Total weeks in national polls ...... 61 Week 12 (Nov. 13) — T36 (2) Week 3 through Week 11 — — Total weeks in Top 25 ...... 26 Week 2 T44 (5) T38 (13) Highest ranking: Preseason T41 (4) T44 (4) AP ...... 12 (Oct. 12 & 19, 2003) USA Today ...... 14 (Oct. 19, 2003) 2010 BCS ...... 14 (Nov. 24 & Dec. 1, 2013) Final 29 (47) 26 (82) Most consecutive weeks ranked in Top 25: Week 15 (Dec. 5) 31 (7) 28 (13) AP ...... 10 (Oct. 6-Dec. 8, 2013) Week 14 (Nov. 28) 24 (130) 23 (130) 25 Week 13 (Nov. 21) 26 (72) 26 (67) USA Today ...... 11 (Sept. 29-Dec. 8, 2013) Week 12 (Nov. 14) 29 (37) 29 (30) BCS ...... 8 (Oct. 20-Dec. 8, 2013) Week 11 (Nov. 7) 34 (9) T34 (8) Week 10 (Oct. 31) 38 (1) 36 (2) Week 9 (Oct. 24) T37 (1) T39 (1) Week 2 through Week 8 — — Preseason — T49 (1)

170 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY past conference honors

1950 Bob Heimerdinger, QB little 19 conference Ernie Wickstrom, HB Big West conference (1928-46) Fran Cahill, E 1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB (1993-95) PLAYER OF THE YEAR Fran Cahill, E PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1935 Reino Nori, HB Julius Brasini, E 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (Offense) 1938 Tego Larsen, G Tony Biondi, T 1946 Duane Cunz, G Steve Mash, T ALL-CONFERENCE Leo Schmidt, LB 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB (1st) FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Dan Mojica, HB Tim O’Brien, OG (2nd) 1929 Jack Mustapha, QB 1957 Alex Gulotta, G Derek Sholdice, OT (2nd) 1931 John Pace, E 1959 Lew Flinn, QB Steve Wild, OLB (2nd) 1932 Reino Nori, HB Al Eck, E Sam Denson, SS (HM) 1934 Leonard Skoglund, E Wayne Dannehl, C Steve Rodgers, SE (HM) 1935 Reino Nori, HB Dale Berman, T 1994 Brian Grimes, TB (2nd) Bill Howard, T Bob Soltis, HB Mitch Jacoby, TE (2nd) 1936 Tego Larsen, E Joe Plaskas, FB Gerald Nickelberry, ILB (2nd) Chet Davis, QB 1960 Al Eck, E Chris O’Neal, C (2nd) 1937 Lou DeRango, G Marv Baker, T C.J. Rose, DE (2nd) 1938 Howard Fletcher, T Bob Moloney, G Derek Sholdice, OT (2nd) Tego Larsen, G Bob Soltis, HB Mike Sutherland, OG (2nd) Frank Stegman, G Derril Corbett, LB Hollis Thomas, NG (2nd) John Young, E 1961 Tom Beck, QB Mandel Hester, ILB (HM) Ollie Krahenbuhl, FB Bob Moloney, G 1995 Charles Talley, TB (1st) 1939 Ed Behan, E Rich Bader, E Hollis Thomas, NG (1st) Howard Fletcher, T 1962 George Bork, QB C.J. Rose, DE (2nd) John Young, E Mike Henigan, LB Derek Sholdice, OT (2nd) 1940 Frank Stegman, T Lynn McCann, T Mike Sutherland, C (2nd) Ollie Krahenbuhl, FB Hugh Rohrschneider, E Duane Arrindell, OG (HM) 1941 Toimi Jarvi, HB Ernie Thompson, DHB 1944 Ray Schuett, E 1963 Hugh Rohrschneider, E ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE Al Riippi, T Gary Stearns, E 1993 Brian Steger, PK (1st) Warren Jenks, G Dave Mulderink, T Steve Wild, OLB (1st) Howard Boudreau, QB Roger Smith, G Elmer Piatt, HB Bob Evans, C PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1945 Larry Brink, E George Bork, QB 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB Dick Piatt, HB Jack Dean, HB vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 18) Al Hodous, G Lynn McCann, DE Scott Crabtree, QB, 1946 Larry Brink, E Dave Herstedt, DT vs. Nevada (Sept. 25) Ed Mascal, T Tom Walz, MG Steve Wild, OLB, Duane Cunz, G Mike Henigan, LB vs. Nevada (Sept. 25) Ed Arquilla, G 1964 Jack Dean, HB-QB LeShon Johnson, TB, Harry Henigan, FB Roger Stark, T vs. Southern Illinois (Oct. 2) Dennis Harrison, G LeShon Johnson, TB, Terry Henigan, C vs. Iowa (Nov. 6) Illinois Intercollegiate Lynn McCann, DE 1994 C.J. Rose, DE, Dave Herstedt, DT vs. New Mexico State (Oct. 8) athletics conference Ed Janoski, LB Gerald Nickelberry, ILB, John Haar, LB vs. Arkansas (Nov. 12) (1947-65) Bob Stark, E 1995 Todd Garifo, FS, 1965 Joe Bertone, T vs. San Jose State (Sept. 16) PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ron Christian, QB 1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB Brandon Willis, SE, Arny Vesely, HB vs. San Jose State (Sept. 16) 1959 Lew Flinn, QB Terry Henigan, LB 1962 George Bork, QB Bill Kessler, CB 1963 George Bork, QB Dan Meyer, HB-DHB 1964 Jack Dean, HB Lowell Burgess, G independent 1965 Ron Christian, QB (1996) FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE ALL-NATIONAL INDEPENDENT 1947 Larry Brink, E 1996 Mandel Hester, LB (1st) Warren Reitzel, G Deon Mitchell, SE (2nd) Bill Minnihan, C Charles Talley, TB (2nd) Don Fortunato, QB Mitch Jacoby, TE (3rd) 1949 Bob Heimerdinger, QB Bob Fowlie, C www.NIUHuskies.com 171 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY niu player awards

jawan jackson Award (2002-13) Given in memory of Jawan Jackson, a Huskie walk-on who died during winter conditioning drills, and presented to a walk-on or former walk-on who makes the greatest impact. 2002 Travis Moore, DE 2003 Randee Drew, DB 2004 Brad Cieslak, TE 2005 Martin Wilson, DT 2006 Keenan Blalark, LB 2007 Alex Krutsch, DT 2008 Willie Clark, WR 2009 Jake Coffman, DE 2010 Jack Marks, TE 2011 Pat McAvoy, FB 2012 Rob Sterling, FB Mark Kellar (left) and Garrett Wolfe (right) are the only three-time team MVP award recipients. 2013 Jacob Brinlee, WR/James Spencer, RB 2014 Ricky Connors, FB 1980 Jim Latanski, TE NIU MVPs (1950-2013) 1981 Larry Alleyne, LB 1982 Max Gill, DT Chosen by the Huskie Coaching Staff 1983 Tim Tyrrell, QB 1950 Ernie Wickstrom, HB 1984 Scott Kellar, DT 1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB Pete Roth, TB-FB 1952 Jim McKinzie, E 1985 Tim Griffi n, LB 1953 Wes Luedeking, HB 1986 Todd Peat, OG 1954 Ralph Krupke, C 1987 Ted Karamanos, OG 1955 Donald Davis, HB 1988 Mike Hollingshed, OLB 1956 Tom Skubich, HB Bob Montel, OG 1957 Alex Gulotta, G Marshall Taylor, QB 1958 Dale Berman, T 1989 Ron Delisi, ILB 1959 Lew Flinn, QB 1990-95 None selected 1960 Bob Soltis, HB 1996 Mandel Hester, LB 1961 Tom Beck, QB Mitch Jacoby, TE 1962 George Bork, QB Charles Talley, TB 1963 George Bork, QB 1997 Deon Mitchell, SE Jacob Brinlee was a co-recipient of the 2013 1964 Jack Dean, HB-QB Steve Smith, LB Jawan Jackson Award 1965 Bob Stark, E 1998 Duane Hawthorne, CB 1966 Dan Meyer, DHB Deon Mitchell, SE 1967 Jim Hering, DE 1999 William Andrews, TB Fran Cahill Award 1968 John Spilis, SE Donnavan Carter, FS (2002-13) Jim Faggetti, LB 2000 Justin McCareins, FLK 1969 Steve Parker, QB Buster Sampson, FS Awarded in memory of Jim Patterson, LB 2001 Darrell Hill, FLK Fran Cahill, the “fi rst great 1970 Dave Weisendanger, OT Nick Duffy, LB receiver” in NIU history, Dan DeVito, DHB 2002 Michael Turner, TB this award honors a receiver 1971 Mark Kellar, FB Larry Williams, LB who exemplifi es Cahill’s Larry Clark, LB 2003 Michael Turner, TB attitude, approach and level 1972 Mark Kellar, FB Vinson Reynolds, DE of excellence and is selected Larry Clark, LB 2004 Garrett Wolfe, TB by a group including former 1973 Mark Kellar, FB Brian Atkinson, LB Huskie Bob Heimerdinger Jeff Eckmann, DT 2005 Garrett Wolfe, TB and members of the Cahill 1974 Tim Peters, C 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB family. Tom Plesha, S 2007 Justin Anderson, TB 1975 Jerry Golsteyn, QB Larry English, DE 2002 P.J. Fleck, WR Bob Gregolunas, LB 2008 Larry English, DE 2003 P.J. Fleck, WR 1976 Don Palochko, OG 2009 Chad Spann, RB 2004 Dan Sheldon, WR Vince Smith, RB 2009 Jake Coffman, DE 2005 Sam Hurd, WR Tim Dacy, DE 2010 Chandler Harnish, QB 2006 Jake Nordin, TE 1977 Dave Petzke, SE 2011 Chandler Harnish, QB 2007 Matt Simon, WR Frank Lewandoski, LB 2012 Jordan Lynch, QB 2008 Matt Simon, WR 1978 Pete Kraker, QB 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB 2009 Landon Cox, WR Dave Petzke, SE 2014 Da’ron Brown, WR 2010 Landon Cox, WR Mark Stuart, FS 2011 Willie Clark, WR 1979 Frank Lewandoski, LB 2012 Perez Ashford, WR Mike Pinckney, SB 2013 Da’Ron Brown, WR 2014 Juwan Brescacin, WR 172 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY all-time letterwinners

A Barradell, A. E...... 1902-03 ...... HB Block, Sievert ...... 1943 ...... FB Caldwell, Jim ...... 1956-57 ...... E Barrent, Rich ...... 1979-82 ...... OT-OG Bloodsaw, Glen ...... 1996-98 ...... LB-DE Caliendo, Cary ...... 1987-90 ...... DE Abbinanti, Bob ...... 1975 ...... LB Bartlett, Doug ...... 1983-86 ...... NG-DT Bloom, Dan ...... 1951 ...... HB Calkins, Richard ...... 1962-64 ...... C-OT Abel, Jason ...... 1986 ...... TE Bartol, Jerry ...... 1993-95...... TE Bloom, Tom ...... 1962-63...... Mgr. Callan, Larry ...... 1948-49 ...... C Abresch, Jackson ...... 2014...... S Barton, Henry ...... 1911, 15 ...... QB Bloomingdale, Paul .....1913...... G Callaway, Ezra ...... 1904 ...... E Aceto, Joe...... 1953-54 ...... HB Basile, Bruce ...... 1971-73 ...... R Boenzi, Frank ...... 2011 ...... DT Calmese, Norm ...... 1973-74 ...... CB Acevedo, Chris ...... 2006-07 ...... OG Bass, Jamaal ...... 2011-14 ...... LB Bolding, Darnell ...... 2009-10 ...... DE Camacho, Abie ...... 1996 ...... NG Acker, George ...... 1949-51 ...... G Bassett, Dallas ...... 2004 ...... LB Bolen, Bob...... 1957 ...... T Campbell, Joseph ...... 1922 ...... G Ackert, J. Edward ...... 1899, 1901-02 ...... T-G Bastable, Tom ...... 1969-70...... SE Bolerjack, Thurman ....1958 ...... Mgr. Cann ...... 1925 ...... HB Adams, Dan ...... 1971-73 ...... LB Bates, Rae ...... 1915-16 ...... E Bolzan, Scott...... 1980-83 ...... OT Cannon, Clarence ...... 1916, 20-21 ...... HB Adams, Jack ...... 1952 ...... DB Batina, Mike ...... 1968-70 ...... C Bonati, Fred ...... 1964 ...... G Cannon, William ...... 1899 ...... E Adams, Mike ...... 1991-94 ...... NG Battaglia, Matt ...... 2010-11 ...... OG Bonin, James ...... 1970 ...... Mgr. Capes, Brad ...... 1989-92 ...... DE-OT Adamski, Eddie ...... 2006-09 ...... C Battas, Scott ...... 2001 ...... SE Booker, Abe ...... 1959-60 ...... E Caringella, Scott ...... 1994 ...... CB Adee, William ...... 1926 ...... T Bauer, Ed...... 1951-53, 55 ...... HB Booth, Kent ...... 1995-97 ...... OG Carlson, Mark ...... 1972-73 ...... QB Adler, Lou ...... 1956-57 ...... Mgr. Bauer, Leland ...... 1940 ...... HB Borczak, Bob ...... 1976, 78...... LB-TE Carpenter, Bob ...... 1967-69 ...... QB Adonis, Evans ...... 2006-08...... WR Bauman, Don ...... 1949 ...... E Bork, George ...... 1960-63 ...... QB Carr, Dennis ...... 1965 ...... OG Aikens, Carl ...... 1981, 83-84 ...... SE Baumann, Russ ...... 1940-42, 46 ...... T-E Boskovich, Sam ...... 1976-78 ...... DE Carter, Chase ...... 2007-08 ...... DB Ainsworth, Jeff ...... 1970-71...... OT Baumgaertel, Tom ...... 1965-67 ...... DB Boston, Bill ...... 1967-69 ...... HB-S Carter, Donnavan ...... 1997-99...... SS-FS Akis, Rodney ...... 1987-89 ...... DT Baxter, Darrellton ...... 1981 ...... NG Bouagnon, Joel...... 2013-14 ...... TB Carter, Jarret ...... 2004-06 ...... WR Alberts, John ...... 1952-53 ...... DL Baxter, Alan ...... 2009-12 ...... DE Boudreau, Chuck ...... 1955 ...... QB Cary, Lee ...... 1965-67 ...... OG Alexander, Terrell ...... 1995-97 ...... LB Bean, Leslie ...... 1916 ...... T Boudreau, Howard ...... 1944 ...... QB Casey, David ...... 1961, 63-64...... E Allen, James ...... 1973 ...... Mgr. Beal, Brandon ...... 2005-08...... TE Bowen, Orlando ...... 1994, 96-98..... LB-DE Cash, Bruce ...... 1956 ...... Mgr. Allen, James ...... 1995 ...... CB Beasley, Larry ...... 1968 ...... HB Bower, Ed ...... 1926-27 ...... C Cassidy, Kevin ...... 1987-90 ...... FS Allen, Josh ...... 2005-08...... LB Beattie, Rachel ...... 1995 ...... Mgr. Bowers, Giorgio ...... 2012...... TB Cassidy, Kurt ...... 1987-90 ...... SE Allen, Mycial ...... 2013 ...... S Beck, Charles ...... 1909...... QB Bowman, Darren ...... 1986 ...... DT Castelein, Clair ...... 1974-76 ...... DB Allen, Roy ...... 1935-38 ...... E Beck, Tom ...... 1959-61 ...... QB-HB Boyle, Dan ...... 1948-49 ...... C Cetina, Bob ...... 1974 ...... DE Allen, Terrell ...... 1952 ...... HB Beckman, Walt ...... 1950-51 ...... C Boyle, James ...... 1934 ...... HB Chapman, Gary ...... 1982-83 ...... FLK Alles, George...... 1974-75 ...... DE Beckner, Bryan ...... 2007, 09 ...... TE Brandford, Emery ...... 1976 ...... OT Chappelear ...... 1923-24 ...... E-G Alleyne, Larry ...... 1979-82 ...... DE-LB Beebe, Chad ...... 2013-14 ...... WR Brashears, James ...... 1911-12...... G Chase ...... 1916 ...... G Allgood, Sean ...... 1991-94 ...... FLK Behan, Ed ...... 1938-41 ...... E Brasini, Julius ...... 1948-51 ...... E Cheeseman, Eric ...... 2001 ...... LB Alms, Leonard ...... 1940, 45 ...... T Behrends, Charles ...... 1945 ...... T Braun, Ralph ...... 1925 ...... E Cheli, Joseph ...... 1926 ...... C Altendorfer, Vernon ...1925-26 ...... G Bell, Cameron ...... 2010-11 ...... TB Bray, Bruce ...... 1967-69 ...... HB Chelovich, Mike ...... 1978-81 ...... OG Alvarado, Ron...... 1969-70...... Mgr. Belmontez, Mike ...... 1996-98 ...... OT Brejda, Stan ...... 1961 ...... E Christensen, Clarence 1928 ...... FB Amoo, Perry ...... 1995-98 ...... SS-LB Belz, Gene...... 1983-86 ...... LB-NG Brescacin, Juwan ...... 2012-14 ...... WR Christian, Eric ...... 1974-76 ...... CB Anderson, Aaron...... 2001-02 ...... TE Belza, Kenneth ...... 1944 ...... Mgr. Bridges, Ricky ...... 1979-82 ...... QB Christian, Ron ...... 1963-65 ...... QB Anderson, Allen ...... 1978-79 ...... CB Bender, Lloyd ...... 1909-10 ...... T-FB Brigham, Bob ...... 1947-49 ...... FB Christian, Steve ...... 1988-91 ...... FS-OLB Anderson, Bill ...... 1910-12 ...... HB Benion, Ernie ...... 1973-74 ...... LB Brink, Larry ...... 1945-47 ...... E Ciesla, Dick ...... 1969-70...... OT Anderson, John ...... 1944 ...... C Benson, Brad ...... 2003-06 ...... FB-NG Brinlee, Jacob ...... 2012-13 ...... WR Cieslak, Brad...... 2002-04 ...... TE Anderson, Justin ...... 2006-09 ...... TB Benz, Erek ...... 2005 ...... DE Bristow, Sidney ...... 1920...... C Cklamovski, Michael .2010 ...... K Anderson, Larry ...... 1968 ...... Mgr. Berg, George ...... 1926-27 ...... HB Brocker, Rich ...... 1979-80 ...... FS Clancy, Mark ...... 1987-90 ...... SE Anderson, S...... 1922 ...... T Berg, Howard ...... 1958-60 ...... E Broderick, Dave...... 1963-64 ...... FB Clanton, Montell ...... 2005-06, 08 ...... TB Anderson, Zach ...... 2010, 2012-13...... DL Berman, Dale...... 1958-59...... T Broderick, John ...... 1961-62 ...... DE Clark, Brian ...... 1995-98 ...... PK Andres, Jerry ...... 1961-64 ...... FB Bertone, Joe ...... 1964-66 ...... OT Brodhay, Ron ...... 1952 ...... DB Clark, Don ...... 1938 ...... E Andress, T ...... 1926 ...... Best, Paul ...... 1920-21 ...... T Bronswick, Sam ...... 1947-49 ...... T Clark, Issac ...... 1910 ...... T Andrews, Torrence .....1998-99 ...... CB Bethel, Ben ...... 1960-61 ...... HB Brooks, Anthony ...... 2014...... CB Clark, John ...... 1933-35 ...... E Andrews, William...... 1998-99 ...... TB Bex, Todd ...... 1982-84 ...... OT-NG Brooks, Otha ...... 1992-95 ...... SE Clark, Larry ...... 1970-72 ...... LB Anteau, Rick ...... 1995 ...... FB Bice, Brandon ...... 2007-09 ...... DE Brost, Jon ...... 2005-08...... OT Clark, Randy ...... 1977-79 ...... C-OT Anthenat, Sam ...... 2003 ...... Mgr. Biddick, Dan ...... 1953-56 ...... E Brothers, Clark...... 1908 ...... E Clark, Tyrone ...... 2009-10, 12 ...... LB Anthony, George ...... 1991-94 ...... FB Bieber, Frank ...... 1950-51 ...... G Broughton, Bob ...... 1929 ...... HB Clark, Willie ...... 2008-11 ...... WR Antione, Andy ...... 1995 ...... CB Bierman, Dave ...... 1981, 83 ...... OT Brouillette, Gene ...... 1955 ...... HB Clarkson, Matt...... 1990-93 ...... DE-OG Antonacci, Anthony ...2006-08...... DE Biondi, Luke ...... 2006 ...... ST Browman, Ludvig ...... 1922-23...... T Clasey, Tyler ...... 2007-09 ...... WR Appell, Mike ...... 1987 ...... ILB Biondi, Matt...... 2005 ...... OG Brown, Charles ...... 1946 ...... C-T Claussen, Steve ...... 1976-79 ...... TE-DE Arbuckle, Phil ...... 1901-02 ...... E Biondi, Tony ...... 1950-53 ...... T Brown, Da’Ron ...... 2011-14 ...... WR Clemans, Terry ...... 1984-85 ...... OT Archie, Mike ...... 2000-02 ...... SE Bishop, Ken ...... 2012-13 ...... DT Brown, Derrill ...... 1954 ...... T Clemen Trent ...... 1998-2001 ...... LB-DE Armato, Alex ...... 1978-80 ...... RB Black, Bill ...... 1967-68 ...... FLK Brown, Glenn ...... 1995 ...... DE Clemens, Greg ...... 2000 ...... OG Arquilla, Ed ...... 1941-42, 46 ...... G Blagden, Charles ...... 1916 ...... HB Brown, Lester ...... 1930-32 ...... HB-FB Clinton-Earl, Cam .....2014...... DE Arrindell, Duane ...... 1993-95...... DE-OG Blair, Paul ...... 1937-39 ...... T Brown, Me’co ...... 2008-09 ...... RB Cockrum, Matt ...... 1997-99...... OG Ashbrook, Russ...... 1935 ...... C Blake, Chris ...... 1971-73 ...... CB Brown, Phil ...... 2005, 07-09 ...... LB Coffey, Bob ...... 1955 ...... T Ashford, Perez ...... 2009-12 ...... WR Blake, Christian ...... 2014...... WR Brown, Ron ...... 2014...... OL Coffey, Donald ...... 1920...... E-HB Athans, Luke ...... 2005 ...... LB Blake, Cory ...... 1989, 91-92 ...... TE-LB Brown, Ryan ...... 2011-14 ...... OT Coffey, Pat ...... 1974-76 ...... CB-S Atkinson, Brian ...... 2001-04 ...... LB Blalark, Keenan ...... 2005-06...... LB Browne ...... 1925 ...... E Coffman, Jake ...... 2007-10 ...... DE Azar, Steve ...... 2000-03...... PK Blasch, Donald ...... 1936 ...... C Brucker, Mike ...... 1990-92 ...... Mgr. Cohorst, Carl ...... 1981 ...... DE Bledsoe, Kandras ...... 1999...... SE Brune, Bill ...... 1997-98 ...... FS Cokinis, Doug ...... 1986 ...... DT B Bryant, David ...... 2006-09 ...... S Cole, David ...... 1908-11 ...... G-T Bryant, Greg...... 1993-94 ...... DE Coleman, Adam ...... 2008-10 ...... DT Bader, Rich ...... 1960-62 ...... E Bryant, Ivory ...... 1997-99...... TB Coleman, Dan ...... 1995 ...... Mgr. Baker, Dan ...... 1955 ...... HB Bryant, Patrick ...... 1986-89 ...... CB-OLB Coleman, Leo ...... 1974-75 ...... LB Baker, Kent ...... 1996-99 ...... P-PK Bucaro, Phil ...... 1987-89 ...... DE-DT Collar, Mark ...... 1973-74 ...... SE Baker, Marv...... 1958-61 ...... T Buchanan, Darin ...... 1988-89, 91 .....DT-OL Colletti, Doug ...... 1978-81 ...... Mgr. Baker, William ...... 1911-12...... T Budrich, Bob ...... 1957 ...... T Collins, McAllister ...... 1997-2000 ...... DT-OL Balas, Andrew ...... 1932-33 ...... HB Bullock, Chad ...... 1988-90 ...... OT Combs, John ...... 1970 ...... P-PK Ball, Andy ...... 1979-82 ...... SE Burgess, Lowell ...... 1964-66 ...... OG Compton, Ben ...... 2014...... DE Ball, Lester ...... 1923 ...... HB Burkhart, Rick ...... 1975-77 ...... CB Conahan, Leo ...... 1922, 24 ...... T Ball, Pete ...... 1923-24 ...... HB Burnett, Phil ...... 1987 ...... C Concialdi, Frank ...... 1941 ...... C Ball, Tom ...... 1975-76 ...... DT-C Burns, Rich ...... 1980-83 ...... FS Concidine, Gerald ...... 1935 ...... T Ballard, William ...... 1984-87 ...... S-LB Busald, Joe ...... 1999-2001 ...... DE Concidine, Wes ...... 1924-27 ...... E Banak, Mark ...... 1987, 89-91 ...... Mgr. Busching, Al ...... 1949-50 ...... HB Condos, Gus ...... 1944 ...... Mgr. Banks, Jason ...... 2001-02 ...... DT Butler, Devon ...... 2009-10 ...... LB Cone, Everett ...... 1924-26 ...... HB-QB Barber, Jack ...... 1936 ...... FB Byrne, Tim ...... 1954 ...... QB Conlon, Aidan ...... 2012-14 ...... OG Barker, Brandon ...... 1994-95 ...... QB Connor, Steve ...... 1979-80 ...... MG-DT Barksdale, Greg ...... 2010 ...... LB C Connors, Ricky ...... 2012-14 ...... FB Barnas, Garrett ...... 2009-10 ...... SS Considine, Rick ...... 1981-83 ...... FS Barnes, Stephanie ...... 2001 ...... Mgr. Cahill, Fran ...... 1948-51 ...... E Conway, Amanda ...... 2005-08...... Mgr. Barnicle, Jerry ...... 1977 ...... LB Cahill, Tom ...... 1977-80 ...... DT-OG Coogan, Bill ...... 1966-67 ...... FB Doug Bartlett, 1983-86 Cain, John ...... 1944 ...... E Cook, Bobby ...... 1942, 46-47...... HB www.NIUHuskies.com 173 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY all-time letterwinners

Cook, Harold ...... 1936 ...... Mgr. Diem, Ryan...... 1997-2000 ...... OT Ferris, Raymond ...... 1912-13 ...... E Cook, Steve ...... 1971-72 ...... Mgr. Dierking, Ed ...... 1952 ...... HB Fiedler, Wayne ...... 1967-69 ...... FLK Cook, Wayne ...... 1943 ...... HB Dissinger, Donald ...... 1931-33 ...... T-G Fiene, Eric ...... 1987-90 ...... OT Cooksey, Leonard ...... 2002-03 ...... DT Dittbenner, Andy ...... 2005-08...... P Finkenbinder, Erwin ..1907 ...... E-T Cooper, Elzie ...... 1934-35 ...... FB Dittle, Jerry ...... 1965-66 ...... OG-LB Finkenbinder, Walter 1903-06 ...... T Corbett, Derril ...... 1956, 58-60 ....OG-LB Dmochowski, Chester 1946 ...... T Finlen, Chris ...... 1997, 99-01 ...... QB Corbett, Quin ...... 1992 ...... P Dobay, Jamie ...... 1992-95 ...... P-PK Finley, Dick ...... 1969 ...... DE Corey, Ron ...... 1956 ...... HB Dohrmann, Eric...... 1997 ...... NT Finnegan, John ...... 1927 ...... T Cornell, Edward ...... 1899 ...... T Dokes, Keafta ...... 2005 ...... CB Fiordelisi, Rocco ...... 1951-54 ...... T Cornell, Noah ...... 1901-02 ...... G Dolan, Brendan ...... 1982-83 ...... OG Fiorito, Mike ...... 1958 ...... HB Cornell, William...... 1905-06 ...... T Dole, Justin ...... 1999-02 ...... SS Firkins, Curtis ...... 1924-25 ...... G Cotter, Dick ...... 1969 ...... ILB Dolio, Ardwin ...... 1937-38 ...... T Fischer, Charles ...... 1950, 52 ...... HB Cotton, Brian ...... 1990-93 ...... FB-OLB Domenz, Tom ...... 1994-96...... ILB-Mgr. Fischer, Clark ...... 1960...... T Cotton, Michael ...... 2012...... LB Donaldson, Dave ...... 1971-73 ...... OG Fisher, Bill ...... 1976-77 ...... OG Couch, Charles ...... 1934-36 ...... T Donnelly, Francis ...... 1922-25 ...... E-HB Fisher, Carl ...... 1975-78 ...... FB Coulom, Don ...... 1954-55 ...... QB Donnelly, Jim ...... 1966-67 ...... E Fitzgerald, Richard .....1943 ...... QB Court, Arthur ...... 1931-33 ...... C Donnelly, Paul ...... 1914-16 ...... T-E Fitzgerald, Shea ...... 2002 ...... OT Cox, Landon ...... 2007-10 ...... WR Donyes, Jesse ...... 1912-13 ...... FB Flahive, Connor ...... 2008-10 ...... FB Crabtree, Scott ...... 1992-93 ...... QB Douglas, Jason ...... 1996-97 ...... LB Flatley, Mike ...... 1975-76 ...... SE Cramer, Carl ...... 1910, 13-15 ...... C Doyle, Brendan ...... 1998 ...... FLK Fleck, P.J...... 1999-01, 03 ...... SE Crider, Ricky ...... 2007-10 ...... TB Drew, Randee ...... 2000-03...... CB-WR Fleming, Ladell ...... 2013-14 ...... LB Croegaert, Jared ...... 1993-95...... Mgr. Drugan, Terry ...... 1970-72 ...... QB Flentje, Lewis...... 1899 ...... E Bob Gregolunas, 1973-75 Duchane, Mike ...... 1992-94 ...... OLB Crooke, Tom ...... 1939 ...... T Flesher, Chip ...... 1979 ...... ILB Genatempo, Pete ...... 1984, 86-87 ...... QB Crooks, Scott ...... 1977-78 ...... OG Duda, Gene ...... 1948-50 ...... C Fletcher, Howard ...... 1938-39 ...... T Dudley, Alfred ...... 1929-32...... FB Gentile, Dan ...... 1971-73 ...... FLK Cross, Billy ...... 1999, 2001-02 ...... Mgr. Fletcher, John ...... 1979 ...... C George, Edward ...... 1929-30 ...... T Cross, Kendrick ...... 1985-86...... SE Dudley, Russ ...... 1966-68 ...... HB Flewellyn, Kenneth .....1929-30 ...... E Duffi eld, Bob ...... 1940-42, 46 ...... FB-T George, Patrick ...... 2007-10 ...... DB Crowley, Bob ...... 1956 ...... C Flight, Jeff ...... 1993 ...... OLB Gerhardt, Fred ...... 1941 ...... T Cruikshank, Jason ...... 2007-08 ...... LB Duffy, Nick ...... 2000-03...... LB Flink, Duane ...... 1943 ...... E Dukes, Michelle ...... 2001-02 ...... Mgr. Gerin, Virgil ...... 1984-87 ...... S Crump, Tom ...... 1981 ...... DE Flinn, Lew ...... 1957-59 ...... QB Gerulis, Alex ...... 1985 ...... ILB Cudden, David ...... 1963-64 ...... QB-Mgr. Dunker, Matt ...... 1999-02 ...... TE Florence, Bob ...... 1975 ...... FLK Dunlap, Cy ...... 1952 ...... OL Ghilani, Todd ...... 2000-03...... C Cunningham, Reed .....2007-09 ...... TE Florence, Byron ...... 1971-73 ...... FLK Gholston, Chris ...... 1987 ...... HB Cunz, Duane ...... 1941, 46 ...... G DuPart, Scott ...... 1995 ...... FS Florence, Scott ...... 1995-96 ...... TB Durante, Dechane ...... 2011-14 ...... S Giannamore, Frank.. ...1959-61 ...... Mgr. Curtin, Jim ...... 1978 ...... DT Flury, Jeremy ...... 1997-01 ...... Mgr. Gibbons, John ...... 1978-81 ...... QB Curtis ...... 1922 ...... HB Durante, Tony ...... 1958 ...... HB Flury, Justin ...... 2003-04 ...... Mgr. Dwyer, Robert...... 1964-65 ...... Mgr. Gilbert, Aaron ...... 1994-95 ...... QB Cvengros, Andy ...... 1977 ...... DE Foley, Phil ...... 1985-88 ...... DL Gilbert, Jim ...... 1972-74 ...... PK-P Czocher, Jim ...... 1967-69 ...... C Folliard, Sean...... 2013-14 ...... LB Gilbert, Leigh ...... 1964-66 ...... FB E Folta, John ...... 1952-55...... LB Gilbert, Ryan ...... 2003 ...... QB D Fontana, Jeff...... 2006-07 ...... DB Eade, Cliff ...... 1959-60 ...... HB Gill, Max ...... 1979-82 ...... DT Ford, Perez ...... 2012-14 ...... DE Givens, Ellsworth ...... 1907-08...... G Dach, Adam...... 1988-91 ...... FB-TB Eakes, Luke ...... 2011-14 ...... TE Ford, Will ...... 1996 ...... DE Dacy, Tim ...... 1974-76 ...... DE Ebaugh, Lisle ...... 1922 ...... T Givens, Sanford ...... 1900-02 ...... HB Forester, Bob ...... 1984-85 ...... PK Glaser, Fritz ...... 1946 ...... QB Daglas, George ...... 2004-05 ...... C Ebenezer, Don ...... 1955 ...... C Fort, Jeff ...... 1962-63...... S Dahill, Kevin ...... 1985-86...... Mgr. Ebenhoch, Jake ...... 2003-05 ...... OG Glasgow, Brian ...... 1979-82 ...... TE Fortunato, Don ...... 1946-48 ...... QB Glasper, Clayton ...... 2013-14 ...... WR Dahlfors, Tom ...... 1963 ...... Mgr. Eby, Merle ...... 1937-40 ...... QB-HB Foster, Randall ...... 1996-97 ...... QB-TE Daniels, Akeem ...... 2010-12, 14 ...... TB Echols, Charles ...... 1972-73 ...... DE Glasper, Darren ...... 1985 ...... DB Fowler, George ...... 1957 ...... HB Glover, Elroy ...... 1991 ...... ILB Daniels, Kiaree ...... 2008-10 ...... CB Eck, Al ...... 1958-60 ...... E Fowler, Oscar ...... 1913...... G Dannehl, Wayne ...... 1957-59 ...... QB-C Eck, John ...... 1902-05 ...... E-QB Goehl, Steve ...... 1970-71...... TB Fowlie, Bob ...... 1947-49 ...... C Golden, Matt ...... 1988-91 ...... PK Dantzler, T. C...... 1991 ...... TB Eckmann, Jeff ...... 1971-73 ...... DT Fox, Dan ...... 1991 ...... ILB Daub, Floyd ...... 1945 ...... HB Edem, Dan ...... 2009-10 ...... LB Goldsmith, Floyd ...... 1979 ...... CB Francis, Alton ...... 1993-95...... TB Goldsmith, Rob ...... 1985 ...... Mgr. Davenport, Glen ...... 1938-39 ...... E Edmond, Eugene ...... 1988 ...... HB Francis, Devron ...... 2001-04 ...... FS Davis, Adrian ...... 2002, 04-05 ...... TB Edwards, Navarre ...... 1909...... HB Golsteyn, Jerry ...... 1973-75 ...... QB Frank, Jason ...... 2000-03...... DE Goodwin, Wellesley. ..1946 ...... E Davis, Antonio ...... 1985-87 ...... FB-HB Eggink, James ...... 1992 ...... DE Frazier, Corey...... 1991 ...... CB Davis, Bob ...... 1949-50 ...... C Eidam, Jim ...... 1971-73 ...... LB Gordon, Donovan ...... 2012-14 ...... DT Frazier, Kevin ...... 1986-87 ...... DE-DT Gorman, Dan ...... 1969 ...... TB Davis, Brandon ...... 2005-07 ...... TE Eldridge, James ...... 1911, 13 ...... HB Frederick, James ...... 1901 ...... T Davis, Britt ...... 2005-08...... WR Elliot, Scott ...... 1988-90 ...... OG Gorman, Joe ...... 1981-82 ...... FB Free, Doug ...... 2003-06 ...... OT Goshgarian, Dave ...... 1958-59...... T Davis, Bronson ...... 1961 ...... DB Ellis, Joel ...... 2001-03 ...... OG Freeman, Fred ...... 1929-30 ...... G Davis, Butch ...... 1925-26 ...... T Embree, Waite ...... 1923 ...... T Grady, DeMarcus ...... 2008-11 ...... QB-WR French, Roland ...... 1984 ...... DE Graham, Bill ...... 1951-54 ...... HB Davis, Chet ...... 1935-38 ...... HB-QB Emerzian, Garo ...... 1986-87 ...... PK Freza, Ed ...... 1969 ...... TB Davis, Don ...... 1954-55 ...... HB English, Larry ...... 2005-08...... DE Graham, Dan ...... 1984-87 ...... TE-C Friel, Kurt ...... 1980-81 ...... OT Graham, Russ ...... 1979-82 ...... SS-ILB Davis, Eddie ...... 1991-94 ...... TB-CB Erb, Russell ...... 1932-35 ...... HB Froelich, Dean ...... 1947 ...... HB Davis, Harry ...... 1910 ...... G Erickson, Rudolph ...... 1922,27 ...... G Grande, Jim ...... 1972-74 ...... CB Frost, Jack ...... 1963, 65-67 ...... SE Grant, Akil ...... 2000-03...... FS Davis, Luke ...... 1995 ...... TE Erwin, Jimmy ...... 2000-02 ...... P Frye, Tom ...... 1969 ...... DT Davis, Tommy ...... 2009-11 ...... S Eskoff, Brent ...... 1984 ...... QB Green, Daniel ...... 2012...... DL Funfsinn, Don...... 1969 ...... OLB Green,Tim ...... 1987, 89 ...... ILB-DE Davison, LeRoy ...... 1939-40 ...... Mgr. Etling, David ...... 1971 ...... Mgr. Furst, Brian ...... 1979-81 ...... FB-DT Davisson, Jim ...... 1964-66 ...... C Evans, Bob ...... 1960-63 ...... C Greene, George ...... 1914-15 ...... G Dean, Jack...... 1961-64 ...... HB-QB Evans, Bob ...... 1971-73 ...... DT G Greenup, Bryan ...... 1978 ...... QB Dean, Mark ...... 1935-37 ...... HB-G Evans, Robert ...... 1938 ...... Mgr. Gregolunas, Bob ...... 1973-75 ...... QB-LB Deeke, Wayne ...... 1964-65 ...... HB Evans, Sean ...... 2011-13 ...... CB Gaines, Tom ...... 1971-73 ...... DE Gregolunas, Mike ...... 2003-06 ...... Mgr. Deigl, Frank ...... 1952-54 ...... E Gall, David ...... 1968 ...... OT Gregory, Glen ...... 1944-45 ...... G Dekan, George ...... 1940 ...... G F Gallagher, Anthony ....2003-04 ...... P Gregus, Rick ...... 1980-82 ...... TE Delisi, Ron ...... 1986-89 ...... ILB Gallois, Doug ...... 1968 ...... SE Grennisen, Mike ...... 1961 ...... Mgr. Delegal, Jordan ...... 2009-11 ...... LB Fagan, Howard ...... 1957-59 ...... E Galloway, Norval ...... 1947-48 ...... Mgr. Griesman, Mike ...... 1965-67 ...... QB Deloney, Van...... 1982 ...... FLK Faggetti, Jim ...... 1966-68 ...... LB Garbe, Dave...... 1946, 48 ...... T Griffi n, Anthony ...... 1995-96 ...... FB Demmitt, Jim ...... 1956 ...... PK Fairbairn, Valerie...... 1999-2000 ...... Mgr. Gardell, Harry ...... 1942 ...... G Griffi n, John ...... 1997 ...... TE Denson, Sam ...... 1993-94 ...... SS Fairfax, Robert ...... 1935 ...... T Garifo, Todd ...... 1993-95...... CB-FS Griffi n, MacArthur .....1991-93 ...... CB Dentino, Greg ...... 1976 ...... DB-SE Falbo, Anthony ...... 1999-02 ...... DE-DT Garner, Wix ...... 1920...... QB Griffi n, Tim ...... 1982-85...... ILB DeRango, Lou ...... 1935-37 ...... G Falbo, Nick...... 2003-04 ...... Mgr. Garrett, Dave ...... 1969-70...... FLK-DB Griffi n, TJ ...... 2005, 08 ...... LB Dessing, Tim ...... 1978-79 ...... FS-CB Farmer, Kevin ...... 1977 ...... CB Garrett, Harry ...... 1941, 46-47 ...... C-HB Grim, Robert ...... 1935 ...... C DeVito, Dan ...... 1968-70 ...... DB Farney, John ...... 1940-42 ...... HB Garrett, Jahi ...... 1997-99...... FLK Grimes, Brian ...... 1993-94 ...... TB Devitt, Desmond ...... 1920-21 ...... G Farr, Alvin ...... 1902-04 ...... E-QB Garton, Greg ...... 1971-72 ...... OT Groeniger, Nick ...... 2009-10 ...... TB Deyo, Floyd ...... 1958-61 ...... T Faustin, Jhony ...... 2011-13 ...... CB Gassman, Walter ...... 1912-13 ...... G-T Gronlund, Howard .....1942 ...... HB DeYoung, Richard ...... 1900 ...... E Favor, Rich ...... 1988, 90-92 ....HB-CB Gastel, Greg ...... 1978-79 ...... DT Grotemeyer, Dick ...... 1950 ...... C Dial,Bill ...... 1969-70...... DT Fay, John ...... 1984 ...... OG Geary, Jeff ...... 1989-91 ...... DB Grovak, Jeff ...... 1974-77 ...... ILB Didesch, Eric...... 1999-02 ...... DT-NT Feaman, Scott ...... 1969-70...... TE Gegner, Michael ...... 2011-12, 14 ...... C Gucwa, Joe ...... 1987-89 ...... OG Didesch, Scott ...... 2002 ...... Mgr. Feely, Dan ...... 1983-84 ...... C Geiser, Bart ...... 1993 ...... QB Gulbrandson, Gil ...... 1967 ...... DB Diedrich, Clark ...... 2008-10 ...... Mgr. Fendley, Mike ...... 1975 ...... 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Gulley, Dave ...... 1989 ...... FS Henigan, Mike ...... 1960-63 ...... LB Huhta, Arne ...... 1928-29 ...... HB Gulotta, Alex ...... 1954-57 ...... G Henigan, Terry ...... 1962-65 ...... LB Humphrey ...... 1911 ...... C K Gust, Dave ...... 1984-86 ...... OT-OG Hennings, Ted ...... 1986-89 ...... DT Hunsberger, Floyd ...... 1947-49 ...... HB Kaczala, Bob ...... 1945-47 ...... QB Gutowski, Jeff ...... 1997 ...... SE Henningson, Arthur... 1944 ...... FB Hurd, Sam ...... 2002-05 ...... WR Kagy, Fred ...... 1941 ...... Mgr. Guy, Arthur ...... 1912-13 ...... C-T Henriksen, Steve...... 1988, 90-91. ... FB-ILB Hurley, Keith ...... 1985-87 ...... HB Kaiser, Byron ...... 1929-32...... T Hepﬁ nger, Mike ...... 1970 ...... Mgr. Husband, Cleo ...... 1969 ...... FB Kaiser, Marv ...... 1952 ...... E H Hering, Jim ...... 1965-67 ...... DE Hutton, Jason ...... 2002-05 ...... FB-LB Kaltofen, Al ...... 1960...... G Herra, Phil ...... 1980-83 ...... OG-OT Haar, John ...... 1962-64 ...... G Kaluf, John ...... 1916 ...... T Herstedt, Dave ...... 1962-64 ...... T I Kamenjarin, Nick ...... 2009 ...... LB Hackel, Don ...... 1951, 53 ...... T Hess, Dick ...... 1953 ...... HB Hadley, Charles ...... 1910 ...... HB Ibarra, Saul ...... 2005-07 ...... DB Kammholz, Pete...... 1973-74 ...... S-R Hesse, John ...... 1987, 90 ...... CB Kanger, Ken ...... 1989, 91 ...... OG-OT Hadley,George ...... 1934-35 ...... HB Hester, Mandel ...... 1992-94, 96 ...... ILB Isaac, Tyrone ...... 1989-90 ...... HB Hagan, Christian ...... 2014...... K Ippolito, Michael ...... 2013 ...... DT Kapheim, Robert ...... 1963 ...... Mgr. Hickenbottom, Lionel. 2001, 03-04 ...... FS Karac, Tom ...... 1967-68 ...... OT Hagman, Milton ...... 1927 ...... T Hicks, Darryl ...... 1981-82 ...... FB Isakson, Mark ...... 1976 ...... Mgr. Hahn, Junior ...... 1924-25 ...... C Ivanic, John ...... 1987-90 ...... PK Karamanos, Ted ...... 1984-87 ...... OG Hicks, Gerold ...... 1931...... G Karvelis, Norbert ...... 1948-49 ...... T Hakala, Barry ...... 1975-76 ...... DT-OT Hicks, Lee ...... 1981-84 ...... SS Ivory, Charles ...... 2013 ...... CB Haldi, Josh ...... 2002-04 ...... QB Iwema, Kent ...... 1984-87 ...... RB-TE Kastrinos, William .....1944-45 ...... E Hicks, Ron ...... 1951 ...... DB Katona, Phil ...... 1990...... C Halem, ...... 1924 ...... C Higgins, Mike ...... 1985-88 ...... SS-ILB Haley, Ross ...... 2008-10 ...... Mgr. J Kays, Donald...... 1903-06 ...... FB Hightower, Joe ...... 1999...... FS Kays, Mark ...... 1907-09 ...... FB Halle, Andy ...... 1951-53 ...... C Hilby, Joe ...... 2003-04 ...... CB Jack, Adam ...... 2001 ...... DE Kays, Victor ...... 1899-01 ...... FB Hallgren, Kenneth ...... 1943 ...... T Hildebrandt, David .....1962-63...... FB Jackson, Ed ...... 2007, 09-10 ...... DE Keane, Dave ...... 1971-73 ...... OT Halloran, John ...... 1964-65 ...... Mgr. Hildebrandt, John ...... 1971-73 ...... C Jackson, Frisman ...... 1997, 99 ...... QB Kearney, Tom ...... 1994 ...... ILB Hamilton, Dennis ...... 1970 ...... OT Hill, Darrell ...... 1998-99, 2001 ...... FLK Jackson, Mike ...... 1976 ...... DE Keefe, Cullen ...... 1921-24 ...... C-G Hammerich, Harold ....1967-68 ...... OT Hill, Edward ...... 1937 ...... C Jackson, Rayshon ...... 1995-96 ...... SS Keefe, Stanley ...... 1926 ...... FB Hammock, Thomas .....1999-02 ...... TB Hill, Johnny ...... 1997 ...... SE Jacobson, Len ...... 1950-53 ...... E Keener, James ...... 2004-06 ...... Mgr. Hammuck, Milton ...... 1988, 90 ...... HB Hill, Keegan ...... 2003-04 ...... Mgr. Jacoby, Mitch ...... 1993-96...... TE Keith, John ...... 1899-1900 ...... QB Hampton, Jermaine.....1998-2000...... SS Hill, Rasche ...... 1997-98 ...... DE-DT Jacques, Victor ...... 2009, 2011-12 ...... LB Kellar, Mark ...... 1971-73 ...... FB Handy, Ron ...... 1979-81 ...... TE Hill, Russ ...... 1973-75 ...... SE Jahns, Vernon ...... 1926 ...... T Kellar, Scott ...... 1982-85...... DT Hannula, Jim...... 1977-80 ...... TE-OT-P Hillicker, Leslie ...... 1909-10 ...... E Jakubek, Katie ...... 2002 ...... Mgr. Keller, Dan ...... 2007-08 ...... OG Hanrahan, Mike ...... 1972-74 ...... OT Hillicker, Louis ...... 1909-10 ...... QB Jakubek, Kyle ...... 1997-2000 ...... C Keller, Joe ...... 1971-72 ...... DT Hansbro, Adriel ...... 2003-06 ...... CB Hinkel, Bud ...... 1941 ...... HB Jamrozek, Jim ...... 1973-74 ...... OG Keller, John ...... 1923 ...... G Hansbro, Alvah ...... 2003-06 ...... CB Hipple, Edgar ...... 1900-02 ...... E Janik, Paul ...... 1969-71 ...... LB Kelley, David...... 1994 ...... Mgr. Hansen, Ron ...... 1957-59 ...... HB Hirsch, Steve ...... 1980-83 ...... DB Jankowski, Adam ...... 2004-06 ...... Mgr. Kelly, Tom ...... 2007 ...... TE Hanson, Bryan ...... 1989-90 ...... ILB Hoar, Robert ...... 1945 ...... HB Janoski, Ed ...... 1962-64 ...... LB Kemnitz, John ...... 1987-90 ...... Mgr. Hanson, Cory ...... 2006-09 ...... LB Hochstein, Maggie ...... 2001-03 ...... Mgr. Jarvi, Toimi ...... 1938-41 ...... QB Kennedy, James ...... 1943 ...... HB Hanson, Eugene ...... 1922, 27 ...... HB Hodous, Al ...... 1945-48 ...... G Jefferies, James ...... 2009 ...... DB Kennedy, Richard ...... 1990...... DT Happ, Lester ...... 1949 ...... T Hoffman, Robert...... 1956 ...... G-LB Jefferson, Nabal...... 2009-12 ...... DL Kent, Mike ...... 1985-86...... P Hardwick, Jim ...... 1975-77 ...... NG Holley, Charles ...... 1907 ...... G Jenkins, Kyle ...... 2011 ...... DE Kentner, Matt ...... 1986-87 ...... ILB Hardy, John ...... 1994 ...... DE Holliday, Jeff ...... 1990...... DT Jenkins, Victoria ...... 2004-06 ...... Mgr. Keogh, Jim ...... 1979-82 ...... DE Hare, Drew ...... 2014...... QB Hollingshed, Mike ...... 1984-86, 88 .....DB-LB Jenkins, Walter ...... 1911-12...... HB Kerby, Robert ...... 1963 ...... HB Harkless, Paul ...... 1934 ...... C Holm, Kevin ...... 1997 ...... TE Jenks, Herbert ...... 1938-40 ...... G Kerner, Dick ...... 1954-56, 58 ...... G Harmes, Jim ...... 1953 ...... QB Holman, Quince ...... 2003-05 ...... DE-DT Jenks, Warren ...... 1943-44 ...... G Kerner, Jerry ...... 1961-63 ...... C Harmon, Craig ...... 1998, 2000 ...... QB Holmes, Terry...... 2001 ...... Mgr. Jennings, Dan ...... 1974 ...... FLK Kessler, William ...... 1964-65 ...... DB Harnish, Chandler ...... 2008-11 ...... QB Holt, Tim ...... 1971-72 ...... OG Jennings, Herb ...... 1962-64 ...... E Kiedaisch, Warren ...... 1938-39 ...... G Harris, A.J...... 2002-05 ...... TB Holt, Tom ...... 1970-73 ...... OG Jenny, George ...... 1954 ...... T Kiel, Adam ...... 2009-11 ...... OL/TE Harris, Arnie ...... 1973 ...... LB Holycross, Zack ...... 2004-07...... DT Jensen, Dave ...... 1989-91 ...... P Kieley, Joe ...... 1939-40 ...... QB Harris Jr., Keith ...... 2012-13 ...... TB Hoover, John ...... 1970-71...... OT-DE Jensen, Erik ...... 1988-90 ...... OLB-FB Kilbarger, Becky ...... 1997 ...... Mgr. Harris, Reggie...... 1984-87 ...... DT Hoover ...... 1924 ...... T Jensen, Jack ...... 1975-76 ...... OT Killian, Matt ...... 2012...... OG Harris, Steve ...... 1987 ...... OLB Hopkins, Al ...... 1952-54 ...... Mgr. Johnson, Anthony ...... 2010-11 ...... WR Kilmer...... 1921 ...... G Harrison, Dennis ...... 1961-64 ...... G Hopkins, Jasmin ...... 2010-11 ...... TB Johnson, Charles ...... 2002 ...... NT-DT King, Crawford ...... 1920...... FB Harrison, Dennis ...... 1973 ...... S Hopson, Sean...... 1999-01 .....LB-FB-DE Johnson, Chris...... 1990...... SE Kinkade, Joel ...... 1983-86 ...... HB-FB Harrison, Paul ...... 1914-16 ...... T-FB Horan, Harold ...... 1922 ...... G Johnson, Clarence ...... 1920-21 ...... QB-HB Kirchberg, Jerry ...... 1946 ...... C Harrison, Paul ...... 1938-41 ...... HB Horvath, Phil ...... 2004-06 ...... QB Johnson, Delbert ...... 1961-62 ...... T Kitching, Terrell ...... 1978 ...... CB Harte, George ...... 1925 ...... E Hosier, Gary ...... 1973-74 ...... TE Johnson, Don ...... 1968 ...... QB Klatt, Brian ...... 1977-80 ...... Mgr. Harvey, Tom ...... 1967-69 ...... DB Hotchkiss, Forrest ...... 1927 ...... T Johnson, Ed ...... 1973-75 ...... FB Klein, Tom ...... 1985-86...... ILB Hastings, Rob ...... 1969-70...... DT Houston, James ...... 1987 ...... OLB Johnson, Howard ...... 1949 ...... Mgr. Kleiner, Bill ...... 1947-50 ...... E Hatter, Willie ...... 1970-72 ...... SE Howard, Bill ...... 1932-35 ...... T Johnson, J.D...... 1978 ...... CB Kleiner, Bob ...... 1950 ...... E Hausen, Henry ...... 1899-01 ...... HB Howard, Corby ...... 1965-67 ...... C Johnson, James ...... 1946 ...... T Kleinz, Jim ...... 1984 ...... FB Havel, Henry ...... 1943 ...... HB Howard, Lincoln ...... 2014...... OL Johnson, James...... 1998, 2000-01 .....LB-FB Klingberg, Ed ...... 1974 ...... LB Hawkins, Brandon ...... 2001-02 ...... SS Howell, Ron ...... 1985 ...... SE Johnson, Kevin ...... 1995-98 ...... C Klinger, Dave ...... 1954 ...... T Hawkins, Jason ...... 2001-04 ...... LB Hower, Don ...... 1966-68 ...... OT Johnson, Lenard ...... 1936 ...... E Kloster, Nils ...... 1987 ...... PK Hawthorne, Duane .....1995-98 ...... CB Hoyt, Harvey ...... 1927 ...... C Johnson, LeShon ...... 1992-93 ...... TB Klout, Leakhana ...... 1999...... Mgr. Hayden, John ...... 1938-40 ...... HB Hudetz, Leo ...... 1969-71 ...... LB Johnson, Mike ...... 1996-98 ...... TB Kmiec, Steve ...... 1984-86 ...... FS Hayes, Delos ...... 1948 ...... HB Hudetz, Paul ...... 1977-79 ...... OG Johnson, Robert ...... 1949 ...... T Knapp, Justin ...... 1994-95 ...... ILB-FB Hayes, Marckie ...... 2011-12 ...... CB Huff, Jordan ...... 2014...... TB Hayes, Roger...... 1934 ...... C Johnson, Robert ...... 1963 ...... T Knight, Tyler ...... 2009 ...... DB Hayes, William ...... 1944 ...... T Johnson, Russell ...... 1934, 36 ...... Mgr. Koeller, Glenn ...... 1944 ...... HB Hays, Eric ...... 1995 ...... C Johnson, William ...... 1906-08 ...... C Kolowski, Bob ...... 1988 ...... TE Haywood, Marceo ...... 1995 ...... TB Johnson, William ...... 1937 ...... G Kooken, Wally ...... 1947 ...... C Hazelett, Cody ...... 2013 ...... LB Johnston, Gene ...... 1966-67 ...... LB Korﬁ st, Chris ...... 1989 ...... SE Hedberg, Leslie ...... 1925-27, 29 ...... C Johnston, Howard ...... 1908-09 ...... HB Koronkiewicz, David .2006 ...... TE Heide, Dave ...... 1982-84 ...... SS Jonas, Tom ...... 1972 ...... FB Kosay, Stu...... 1969 ...... Mgr. Heidel, Greg ...... 1986-88...... OT Jones, Al ...... 1949-51 ...... FB-HB Kotvan, Walt ...... 1966-68 ...... OT Heimerdinger, Bob ...... 1948-51 ...... QB Jones, Aldarryl ...... 1995, 97 ...... SS Kovacevich, Ari ...... 1937, 39...... T Hein, Karl ...... 1933-36 ...... T Jones, Bobby...... 2014...... LB Kozica, Rimas ...... 1975-76, 78 ...... DT Hein, Scott ...... 1992 ...... OLB Jones, Charles ...... 1981-82, 84 ...... DB Krahenbuhl, Gene ...... 1939-42 ...... HB-FB Heine, Don ...... 1974 ...... DE Jones, Lashawnda ...... 1996 ...... Mgr. Krahenbuhl, Ollie ...... 1937-40 ...... FB Heinrich, Bill ...... 1981-83 ...... Mgr. Jones, Leon ...... 1979-80 ...... SE Kraker, Chris ...... 1978 ...... SE Heitter, Marvin ...... 1905, 07 ...... G Jones, Mario ...... 2013-14 ...... DT Kraker, Pete ...... 1976-78 ...... QB Hellams, Mike ...... 2010 ...... LB Jones, Nick ...... 1988-91 ...... ILB Kramer, Duane ...... 1978 ...... OG Hellman, Kenneth ...... 1936 ...... HB Jordan, Mike ...... 1989-92 ...... DE Krause, Mike ...... 2007-08, 2010 ...... NG Helms, Hugh...... 1950 ...... HB Jorgensen, Marinus .....1936-39 ...... FB Krech, Jack ...... 1953 ...... C Hemphill, William ...... 1947-48 ...... C Kremer, John ...... 2009 ...... DB Henigan, Clarence ...... 1928 ...... E Krempel, Matt ...... 2010-13 ...... OT Henigan, Harry...... 1942, 46-47, 49 ...... FB Kriechbaum, Don ...... 1940-42 ...... QB Toimi Jarvi, 1938-41 Kristick, Kevin ...... 1977-78 ...... 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Kritikos, Mike ...... 2008-09 ...... DE Lloyd, Daren ...... 1995 ...... LB McAvoy, Pat ...... 2009, 2011 ...... FB Moore, Martel ...... 2009-12 ...... WR Kropke, Paul ...... 1990-93 ...... C Locke, Mark ...... 1986 ...... HB McCabe, Jamie ...... 1925 ...... QB-FB Moore, Travis ...... 2001-04 ...... DE Krueger, Todd ...... 1970 ...... SE Lofton, Matt ...... 1967 ...... OG McCabe, John ...... 1943 ...... G Moore, Tre’ ...... 2012...... DB Krupke, Ralph ...... 1952-54 ...... C Logan, Paris ...... 2012-14 ...... DB McCabe, Julian ...... 1921-22 ...... HB-QB Morehouse, Dick ...... 1972 ...... TE Krutsch, Alex ...... 2005-08...... DT Lollar, Jeff ...... 1997-98 ...... Mgr. McCann, Lynn ...... 1961-64 ...... DT Moretti, Emil ...... 1989 ...... ILB Krywaruczenko, Nick 2008 ...... Mgr. Lonsinger, Rodney ...... 1949 ...... HB McCareins, Justin ...... 1997-2000 ...... FLK Morgan, Bob ...... 1978-81 ...... DT Kube, Alex ...... 2007-10 ...... LB Lonsway, Peter...... 1962 ...... C McCarthy, Tim ...... 2005-08...... LB Morgridge, L. D...... 1913...... E Kuffel, Jim ...... 1967-68 ...... HB Loomer, Fred ...... 1942 ...... T McCartney, Jim ...... 1986 ...... Mgr. Morris, Andre ...... 2004-05 ...... CB Kujala, Elmer ...... 1921-24 ...... E Loos, Tyler...... 2012-14 ...... OT McCleary, Wayne ...... 1924-25 ...... T Morris, Mike ...... 1958 ...... C Kuntzmiller, Jim ...... 1954-55 ...... HB Lothson, Andy ...... 2001-02, 04 ...... SE McCollum, Thomas ....1943-44 ...... E Morris, Ryan ...... 2007, 09 ...... QB Kurtz, Steve ...... 1989-90 ...... ILB Louis, James ...... 1975-76 ...... SE-DB McCoy, Horace ...... 1994 ...... TE Moser, Joe...... 1953-54 ...... E Kussler, Edward ...... 1942 ...... E Love, Floyd ...... 1906, 08 ...... G McCray, Wayne ...... 1927 ...... C Mosher, Robert ...... 1942 ...... HB Kutches, Steve ...... 1978-79 ...... SS Lovely, Emile ...... 1977 ...... FLK McCullum, Kershawn 1997 ...... SS Mosley, Rajshawn .....2014...... DE Kyger, Clarence...... 1947 ...... FB Lovrich, Jon ...... 1998-99 ...... DE McDermott, David ...... 2003-04 ...... WR Mueller, Dan ...... 1956 ...... C-G Lowder, Charles ...... 1966 ...... E McDonald, Ray ...... 1950 ...... T Muhammad, Mumin ..1996 ...... LB L Lucas, Paul ...... 1901-02 ...... HB McDonnell, Herbert ...1945 ...... HB Mukite, Jim ...... 1980, 82-83 ...... NG Luebkeman, Hart ...... 1956 ...... E McFarland, Glenn ...... 1922-23...... G Mulderink, Dave ...... 1960-63 ...... T Labus, Jason ...... 2004 ...... C Lueck, Ben ...... 2003-05 ...... OG McFarland, John ...... 1954 ...... OL Murphy, Bill ...... 1966-68 ...... MG LaCerra, Dave ...... 1985 ...... CB Luedeking, Wes ...... 1953-54, 56 ...... HB McGhghy, Matt ...... 2001-02, 04 ...... OG Murphy, George ...... 1927 ...... C Lacy, Eric ...... 1990-91, 93 ...... SS Luken, Scott ...... 1986-87 ...... Mgr. McGinn, Hailey ...... 2008 ...... Mgr. Murray, John ...... 1984-86 ...... TE-OL Laffey, Tom ...... 1957-59 ...... HB Lund, Don...... 1952-54 ...... HB McGrath, Robert ...... 1908-09 ...... C Musso, Vincent ...... 1950-51, 53 ...... G Lain, Jack ...... 1946-47 ...... E Lundahl, Arthur ...... 1922 ...... C McIntosh, Matt ...... 2012-14 ...... QB Mustapha, Jack ...... 1929-30, 33 ...... QB Lalonde, John...... 1968-70 ...... FB Lundeen, Lester ...... 1934-37 ...... HB McIntyre, Justin ...... 2002-03 ...... DT Muszynski, Ken ...... 1967 ...... C Lamb, Jim ...... 1950-51 ...... E Lundin, Nick ...... 1995-96 ...... OG-C McKeel, John ...... 1986 ...... TE Myers, Levon ...... 2013-14 ...... OT Lambke, Mike ...... 1985 ...... NG Lurry, Shawun ...... 2014...... CB McKenna, Mike ...... 1984-86 ...... OLB-DE Myers, Richard ...... 1958 ...... C Lampa, Mike ...... 1976 ...... OG Lutjen, Dagan ...... 1991-92 ...... OG-OT McKillen, Pat...... 1950-53 ...... C-PK Land, Steve ...... 1960...... E Lynch, Jordan ...... 2010-13 ...... QB McKinney, Stacey ...... 1991 ...... QB N Landis, Hubert ...... 1921-22 ...... T Lyon, William ...... 1962 ...... T McKinzie, Jim ...... 1951-52 ...... E Nashold, Fred ...... 1903-04 ...... C Lane, Larry ...... 1968 ...... Mgr. Lyons, Don ...... 1946 ...... FB McLemore, Wyatt ...... 1981 ...... LB Naumann, Galen ...... 1967-69 ...... OG Langlois, Randolph .....1922 ...... C Lyons, Michael ...... 1902-03 ...... G McMahon, Bill ...... 1960-61 ...... G Neir, Ryan ...... 2011-12 ...... P Langworthy, Lester ....1903 ...... G Lyons, Mike ...... 1965 ...... T McMurray, Donald .....1907-08...... HB Nelligan, William ...... 1964 ...... LB Lanum, Jon ...... 1999-2000 ...... TB McNally, Phil ...... 1987-88 ...... OG Larricia, Mike ...... 1969-70...... DT Nelson, Duane ...... 1986-89 ...... P-PK M McNamara, John ...... 1927-30 ...... G Nelson, Harold ...... 1956 ...... T Larsen, Tego...... 1936-38 ...... E-T-G McNeal, Nathan ...... 2013 ...... S Larsen, Zach ...... 2007-08 ...... LB Macdonald, Jamie...... 1995-97 ...... OT Nelson, Harry ...... 1916 ...... T MacDonald, Neal ...... 1964 ...... T McShane, Mike ...... 1991 ...... C-OT Nelson, Juliann...... 1976 ...... Mgr. Larson, Brandy ...... 2000 ...... Mgr. Meade, Russell ...... 1914 ...... HB Larson, Eric ...... 1952 ...... G Mack, Bob ...... 1956, 59 ...... HB Nelson, Steve ...... 1980 ...... LB Mack, Norman ...... 1957 ...... G Meader, Gary ...... 1970-72 ...... S-R Nendick, Chris ...... 2004-07...... PK Larson, Howard ...... 1926-27 ...... QB Meehan, Jason ...... 2011-14 ...... DE Larson, Len...... 1950 ...... G Mackey, Steve ...... 1970-71...... FLK Ness, Andrew ...... 2012-14 ...... C Maday, Tom ...... 2005-06...... Mgr. Melville, Robert ...... 1968 ...... FB Neubert, Tom ...... 1972-73 ...... OT Larson, Ralph ...... 1957 ...... HB Melvin, Rashaan ...... 2010-12 ...... CB Larson ...... 1916 ...... QB Madden, David ...... 1899-01, 05 ...... G Newcomb, Ron ...... 2009-11 ...... DL Madden, Irvin ...... 1906-08 ...... T Memmen, Gil ...... 1948-51 ...... C-T Newcomer, Dennis .....1953 ...... HB Lascelles, Robert ...... 1911-12...... G Merchant, Josh ...... 1992-93 ...... Mgr. Lasseigne, Lance ...... 1994 ...... PK Madden, Warren ...... 1906-07 ...... QB Newell, Art...... 1950 ...... HB Maddie, Anthony ...... 2014...... QB Merow, Greg ...... 1997-98 ...... C Newgren, Jerome ...... 1929 ...... E Latanski, Jim...... 1977-80 ...... TE Mesewicz, Henry ...... 1956 ...... E Latin, Jerry ...... 1972-73 ...... TB Madison, Paul ...... 1965-66 ...... OG Newman, Allan ...... 1920-21 ...... QB Maehl, Michael ...... 1965-66 ...... OG Metz, Eric ...... 1993-94 ...... OLB Newman, Mike ...... 1999...... OG Laurence, Ken...... 1968 ...... TE Metzcus, Dick ...... 1959-60 ...... E Laurenti, Ryan ...... 1998-01 ...... LB Maggos, Nick ...... 1973 ...... LB Newquist, Donald ...... 1943 ...... HB-QB Maholy, Chris...... 2001 ...... LB Meyer, Dan ...... 1964-66 ...... DB Newton, Rocky ...... 1997-2000 ...... CB-LB Law, Joe ...... 1981, 83 ...... TB Meyers, Jerry ...... 1973-75 ...... DT Lawson, Brian...... 2009-10 ...... DT Maiorano, Melissa ...... 1995-96 ...... Mgr. Ng, Matt ...... 2009-10 ...... WR Male, Laverne ...... 1944 ...... FB Miceli, Corey ...... 1994 ...... OG Nicholas, Ivan ...... 1924-27 ...... HB-QB Lawson, Delbert ...... 1946 ...... G Michael, Joel ...... 1991 ...... Mgr. Lawson, Elmer ...... 1908 ...... G Mallory, Damien ...... 1994-96 ...... FS Nicholas, Marvin ...... 1903 ...... HB Malone, Edward ...... 1900-01 ...... T Milan, Bill ...... 1975-76 ...... S Nicholson, Dan ...... 2005-08...... QB Lawson, Lyle ...... 1921-22 ...... G-T Milan, Stan ...... 1971 ...... R Leadley, Larry ...... 1954-57 ...... G Manson, Mike ...... 1986-88...... CB-OLB Nickelberry, Gerald ....1991-94 ...... ILB Manuel, Jerry ...... 1992 ...... NG-DE Miller, Anon ...... 1998 ...... NT Nicolas, Jerome ...... 1968 ...... FLK Leahy, Walter...... 1964 ...... HB Miller, Horace ...... 1967-68 ...... FB Ledford, Denton...... 1903-04, 06...... G March, Charles ...... 1996-2000 ...... Mgr. Nielsen, Edward ...... 1965 ...... T Markelz, Chris ...... 2003-05 ...... Mgr. Miller, Jake ...... 2002 ...... Mgr. Niemi, Don ...... 1952 ...... T Lee, Javan ...... 2002-04 ...... LB Miller, Newell ...... 1927-27 ...... G Lee, Rob ...... 2001, 03-04 ...... CB Marks, Jack ...... 2009-11 ...... TE Niepomnik, Derek ...... 1995 ...... PK Marks, John ...... 1976 ...... LB Miller, Tim ...... 1974-76 ...... FB Nimitz, Robert ...... 1947 ...... Mgr. Lee, William ...... 2014...... DT Mills, Larry ...... 1962 ...... HB Lefanty, William ...... 1932-34...... G Marks, Rich ...... 1971-73 ...... LB-S Nohava, Bill ...... 1952 ...... G Marshall, Walter ...... 1990-92 ...... OLB Minarsini, John ...... 1962 ...... Mgr. Nokes, John...... 1970-72 ...... DE Lembke, Mike ...... 1984-86 ...... C Mincey, Dan ...... 1974-75 ...... OG Lemon, Rasheen ...... 2012, 14 ...... LB Martin, Charles ...... 1929 ...... HB Nordin, Jake ...... 2004-06 ...... TE Martin, Don ...... 1971-73 ...... TE Minnegan, Allen ...... 1931-33 ...... FB Nori, Reino ...... 1932-35 ...... HB Lencioni, Bob ...... 1950 ...... HB Minnegan, Donald...... 1924 ...... 1924 Lencioni, Charles...... 1947-48 ...... HB Martin, Jason ...... 1991 ...... ILB Norman, Chris ...... 1989 ...... HB Martin, John ...... 1990...... HB Minnihan, Bill ...... 1946-49 ...... FB-LB Norton, Duke ...... 1922 ...... G Leniski, Clem ...... 1948-50 ...... QB Minssen, Herman ...... 1911-12...... G Lentz, Vern ...... 1935-36 ...... HB Martin, Scott ...... 1994 ...... OLB Nuzbach, Norm ...... 1970-72 ...... R-LB Martin, Walter ...... 1926, 29 ...... QB Misbach, Clarence ...... 1914 ...... E Leonard, Tom ...... 1983 ...... CB Miskov, Pete ...... 1975 ...... PK Leonhart, Charles ...... 1948-49 ...... Mgr. Marvin ...... 1922 ...... T O Marx, Gary ...... 1965 ...... T Miskowicz, Lewis ...... 1997-2000 ...... NT-DE Lesher, Bob ...... 1996-99 ...... DE-TE Oakland, Milo ...... 1911 ...... FB Mascal, Ed ...... 1940, 46 ...... T Mitchel, Tom ...... 1972-73 ...... R Leskovec, Henry ...... 1944 ...... T O’Brien, Bill ...... 1985 ...... Mgr. Mash, Steve ...... 1951 ...... T Mitchell, Deon ...... 1995-98 ...... FLK Leslie, Marwin ...... 1991-92 ...... TB-CB O’Brien, Donald ...... 1924 ...... T Mason, Anthony ...... 2007 ...... DB Mitchell, Ricky ...... 1980, 83-84 ...... TB Leuchtenberg, Fred .....1914 ...... G O’Brien, John ...... 1951 ...... Mgr. Mastrangeli, Al ...... 1942 ...... HB Mitchell, Tom...... 1950 ...... E Leverett, Tyrone ...... 1993 ...... TB O’Brien, Martin ...... 1909, 12-13 ...... E Matevich, Louis ...... 1943 ...... HB Modglin, James ...... 1963-64 ...... E Levine, Eugene ...... 1943 ...... HB O’Brien, Paul ...... 1912 ...... G Matlock, James ...... 1988-89 ...... ILB Mofet, Ray ...... 1900-01 ...... T-G LeVoir, Matt ...... 1990, 92-93 ...... DE O’Brien, Tim ...... 1990-93 ...... C-OG Matthew, Vincent ...... 2007 ...... CB Moga, Rome ...... 1977-80 ...... PK Lewandoski, Frank .....1976-79 ...... ILB O’Brien, Tommy ...... 2006 ...... LS Mausak ...... 1926 ...... G Mojica, Dan ...... 1950-51 ...... HB Lewis, Hal ...... 1937-39 ...... HB Oce, Rastee ...... 1983-84 ...... DB Maxwell, Desroy ...... 2012-14 ...... TE Moloney, Bob ...... 1958-61 ...... G Lewis, Marcus ...... 2006-07, 09 ...... WR O’Connor, John ...... 2002 ...... Mgr. Maxwell, Donald ...... 1929-31 ...... G-C Monaghan, Skyler. ....2014...... WR Lewis, Timmie ...... 1993-94 ...... OT Oehlerking, Marty ...... 1982 ...... SS May, Roy ...... 1969-70...... DE Monnett, Darren ...... 1987 ...... P Lewis, Tommylee ...... 2011-13 ...... WR Oldham, James ...... 1928-29 ...... HB Mayer, Brian ...... 2011-14 ...... LS Montel, Bob ...... 1986-88...... OT-OG Lindberg, Wendell ...... 1913...... T Oliver, Todd ...... 1985 ...... CB Mayes, Brandon...... 2014...... S Montgomery, Chris ....1988-90 ...... FB Lippold, Paul ...... 1924-25 ...... E-HB Olootu, Mayomi ...... 2014...... CB Mays, Boomer ...... 2012-14 ...... LB Montgomery, Jim ...... 1969-71 ...... CB Lipsch, Ray ...... 1956 ...... T Olson, Edwin ...... 1937 ...... T Mayerbock, Tim ...... 2006-07 ...... OG Moody, Leon ...... 1995-96 ...... FLK-SE Littlejohn, Carl...... 1912 ...... T Olson, Trevor ...... 2008-11 ...... OL McAndrews, Paul ...... 1992-93 ...... DE Moore, Eric ...... 1992 ...... Mgr. Littlejohn, Chester ...... 1912 ...... T O’Malley, Steve ...... 1982-85...... DT McAuliffe, Byrne...... 2002-03 ...... Mgr. Moore, Ken ...... 1974-76 ...... TE-RB Littlejohn, Kenneth ....1938 ...... T O’Meara, George ...... 1970-72 ...... C McAvoy, Pat ...... 1981-83, 85 ...... ILB Moore, Marlon ...... 2012-14 ...... DB 176 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY all-time letterwinners

O’Neal, Chauncy...... 1998-2000...... FS-CB Phillips, Eugene ...... 1899-1900 ...... C Riddlesberger, Frank..1926-29 ...... G Sceresse, Jerry...... 1940 ...... E O’Neal, Chris ...... 1993-94 ...... C Phillips, Salim...... 1994-96 ...... SS-FS Ridolph, Joseph ...... 1927 ...... G Scheidecker, George ...1933 ...... T O’Neal, Stephen ...... 2010-11, 13 ...... DE Philotoff, Carl ...... 1948 ...... HB Riedel, Jim ...... 1980 ...... Mgr. Schell, H.F...... 1904-05 ...... G Onyebuagu, Jason ...... 2006-09 ...... OL Piatt, Dick ...... 1944-45 ...... HB Riedy, Robert ...... 1945 ...... HB Schepler, Jason ...... 2008-10, 12 ...... TE Orech, Jon...... 1980-83 ...... C Piazza, John ...... 1970-72 ...... QB Rieken, Ronald ...... 1944 ...... QB Schiffl er, Matt ...... 2008 ...... TB Organ, William ...... 1913...... E Pickerill, Ken ...... 1949 ...... QB Rigard, Leah...... 1999...... Mgr. Schiller, Pat ...... 2008-11 ...... LB Orne, Josh ...... 2014...... K Piecha, Scott ...... 1978 ...... ILB Riippi, Albert ...... 1944 ...... T Schlessinger, Fred ...... 1981 ...... CB Orszula, Mark ...... 2001, 04 ...... OT Pienkowski, Dave ...... 1975 ...... RB Riley, Drew ...... 1991-93 ...... OG-OT Schleuter, Gene ...... 1952 ...... OG Oruche, Robert ...... 2004-05 ...... DE Pikuza, Alex ...... 1956-57 ...... T Rimcus, William ...... 1927 ...... HB Schlinger, Gary ...... 1981-84 ...... DE Orvino, Gabriel ...... 1941 ...... HB Pinckney, Mike ...... 1979-80 ...... FLK Risley, Audley ...... 1942 ...... Mgr. Schmeda, Dan ...... 1985-87 ...... ILB-DE Osborne, Richard ...... 1997 ...... Mgr. Pinter, Bob ...... 1939 ...... T Ritzman, Floyd ...... 1902-03 ...... E Schmidt, Dick ...... 1949-51 ...... HB Osbourne, Rick ...... 1966-67 ...... PK Pirkle, D.J...... 2007-10 ...... DL Ritzman, Paul ...... 1926 ...... HB Schmidt, Ken ...... 1979 ...... SE O’Shea, Pat ...... 1978, 80-81 ...... ILB Pitt, Tyler ...... 2011-14 ...... OG Robbins, John ...... 1975 ...... LB Schmidt, Leo ...... 1951 ...... C Osteen, Tom ...... 1989-90 ...... DT Pittman, Eric...... 2003-06 ...... NT Roberts, Mike ...... 1982 ...... OT Schoenbach, Al ...... 1956, 58 ...... E Otis, Jim ...... 1961 ...... E Pitz, Daniel...... 2004-05 ...... Mgr. Roberts, Raymond ...... 1990-93 ...... TE Schoenholtz, Mervin ..1927 ...... T Otis, Keith ...... 2009-11 ...... OL Plank, Clayton ...... 1907 ...... HB Robins, Ernest ...... 1950 ...... G Scholle, Harold ...... 1945 ...... T Ott, Wes ...... 2012-14 ...... OL Plaskas, Joe ...... 1956-59 ...... FB Robinson, Joshua ...... 1999...... SS Scholz, Gary ...... 1953-55 ...... E Overall, Brian ...... 1996 ...... SS Plesha, Tom...... 1972-74 ...... S Robinson, Kent ...... 1944-47 ...... HB Schramm, Tom ...... 1950-51 ...... C Owen, Nolan ...... 2007-10 ...... LS Plumley, Paul ...... 1949-50 ...... HB Robinson, Mike ...... 1966 ...... LB Schroeder, Adam ...... 2004, 06-07 ...... DT Owens, Bob ...... 1963-64, 68 ...... OT Polnow, Joy ...... 1943 ...... HB Robinson, Stacey ...... 1989-90 ...... QB Schroeder, Brett ...... 1988-90, 92 .....HB-SE Porrevecchio, Frank ....1967 ...... DB Roche, Mike...... 1961 ...... G Schroeder, Shaun ...... 2001, 03 ...... OG P Porrevecchio, Sal ...... 1964 ...... G Rockenbach, Joe ...... 1935-37 ...... T Schuett, Ray ...... 1944 ...... E Pace, DeJuan ...... 1993 ...... Mgr. Porter, Gervaise ...... 2011 ...... LB Rockett, Joe ...... 1972-73 ...... CB Schulte, Keith ...... 1996 ...... OG-OT Pace, John ...... 1929-32...... E Potocki, John ...... 1969 ...... DT Rodgers, Steve ...... 1989-90, 92-93 ....SE-TB Schultz, Dean ...... 1976-78, 80 ...... NG Paddock, Forrest ...... 1915-16 ...... E Powers, Shatone ...... 2002-05 ...... WR Rodino, Erin ...... 2005-08...... Mgr. Schulze, Bob ...... 1951 ...... G Palmer, Alfred ...... 1931-33 ...... HB Prais, Bernard ...... 1952 ...... HB Rodriguez, Edgar...... 2005 ...... WR Schulze, Ed ...... 1952-55...... G Palmer, Nathan ...... 2008-11 ...... WR Pratt, David ...... 2008 ...... DB Rogan, Paul ...... 1988-90 ...... OLB Schwalbach, Scott ...... 1982 ...... Mgr. Palochko, Don ...... 1974-76 ...... OG Prentice, Ken ...... 1940-42 ...... HB Rogers, Art ...... 1983 ...... Mgr. Schwar, Fritz ...... 1946-47 ...... QB Paplham, Scott ...... 1975-77 ...... TE Price, Robert ...... 1938-40 ...... E Rogers, Don ...... 1960-61 ...... HB Schwegel, John ...... 1986-87 ...... Mgr. Pardridge, Curt ...... 1982-85...... SE Price, Tom ...... 1979-80, 82 ...... FB-LB Rogers, Matt ...... 2003-04, 06 ...... OL Scott, Vince ...... 1980-83 ...... PK Parker, Bill ...... 1976 ...... RB Prime, Cas ...... 2005-07 ...... TB Rogers, Tony ...... 1985 ...... Mgr. Seabrook, Troy ...... 1993-95...... DE-NG Parker, Jerry ...... 1977-78 ...... OT Prince, Hugo ...... 1922 ...... T Rohrschneider, Hugh .1960-63 ...... E Seamans, Robert ...... 1958-60 ...... G Parker, Peter ...... 1965 ...... HB Progar, Sean ...... 2009-12 ...... DE Rood, Alan ...... 1998-2001 ...... FB Sebastiano, Angelo ...... 2012-13 ...... WR Parker, Steve ...... 1967, 69 ...... QB Pruitt, Bradley ...... 2005-08...... DB Rosado, Dan ...... 1977-79 ...... OT Secord, Jack ...... 1963-64 ...... LB Parrish, Greg ...... 1993-94 ...... FS Pruzansky, Alex ...... 1945 ...... E Rose, C.J...... 1992-95 ...... OLB-DE Seeman, Tom ...... 1956-59 ...... T-G Parson, Ebbie ...... 1996 ...... DT Pryor, Geary ...... 1997 ...... TB Rose, Tom ...... 1968-69 ...... DB Selover, Kevin ...... 1997-2000 ...... LB Passaglia, Roger ...... 1971-72 ...... SE-PK Puffer, Hal ...... 1902...... E Rosenow, Tom ...... 1965-67 ...... OT Semisch, Tim ...... 2011-14 ...... TE Patch, Cal ...... 1952 ...... G Puffer, Ray ...... 1906-07 ...... HB Ross, Allen ...... 1977-80 ...... TB Seppala, Eino ...... 1937 ...... G Pater, Joe ...... 1954-55 ...... E Pugh, Jeremy ...... 2004 ...... FB Ross, Hugh ...... 1945 ...... T Sester, Jack ...... 1930 ...... HB Patrick, Williams ...... 1991-92 ...... FLK Pugh, Turner ...... 2000-01, 03 ...... FLK Roth, Pete ...... 1981-82, 84 ...... RB Settle, Leighton ...... 2011 ...... TB Patten, Evertt ...... 1914-15 ...... G Puralewski, Dennis .....1997 ...... OT Roth, Roland ...... 1966-68 ...... TE Severson, Keith ...... 1958-59...... E-HB Patterson, Dave ...... 1976-77 ...... PK Purcell, Bob ...... 1952 ...... E Rotolo, Sam...... 1943 ...... HB Seyller, Kennard ...... 1913-14 ...... QB Patterson, Harold ...... 1923-24 ...... HB Roundy, Charles ...... 1925-26 ...... E Shackley, Edward ...... 1922 ...... QB Patterson, James ...... 1939-41 ...... T Q Roushar, Dan ...... 1981-82 ...... QB Shackelford, Kasaunda 2006 ...... Mgr. Roy Jr., Willy...... 1992 ...... PK Shapland, Burton ...... 1913...... T Patterson, Jim ...... 1967-69 ...... LB Quick, Albert ...... 1901 ...... G Royster, Claude ...... 1987-90 ...... TE Shea, John F...... 1902-04 ...... T Patterson, Joe ...... 1992-93 ...... C-OG Quillen, Wayne ...... 1937 ...... E Rozier, Albert ...... 1926-27 ...... T Shead, Drake ...... 1985-88 ...... HB-SE Patterson, Raymond ...1989 ...... HB Quinlan, Steve ...... 1983-84 ...... TE Patterson, Vaurice ...... 1991-94 ...... SE Rucker, Lamain...... 1998-99 ...... DT Sheldon, Dan ...... 2001-04 ...... SE Paull, Mike ...... 1976, 78-80 ...... LB-FB R Rucker, Marlon ...... 1999...... FB Shelton, Randy ...... 1976-77 ...... OG Pawlak, Joe...... 2008-11 ...... OL Rudecki, Bob ...... 1970-72 ...... LB-FB Sheridan, Steve...... 1913...... G Payton, Jamaal ...... 2013-14 ...... LB Ragland, Lewis ...... 1900 ...... G Rugai, Rob ...... 1989-92 ...... QB Shestokis, Tom...... 1948 ...... T Peacock, Benji ...... 1998-99 ...... CB Rainey, George ...... 2010-13 ...... LB Ruka, Josh ...... 2013-14 ...... OL Shiley, Lawrence ...... 1932 ...... G Pearson, Brian ...... 1976-77 ...... WS Raleigh, Pat ...... 2003-05 ...... TE Rundle, Roy ...... 1914-15 ...... QB Shin, Daniel ...... 1997 ...... Mgr. Pearson, Don ...... 1956 ...... HB-FB Ramme, Edwin ...... 1946 ...... HB Rupprecht, Raymond .1943 ...... HB Shin, David ...... 1997 ...... Mgr. Peasley, Tom ...... 1991-92 ...... Mgr. Randall, James ...... 1986, 88-90 .....LB-DE Rusch, Craig ...... 2005-08...... DT Sholdice, Derek ...... 1992-95 ...... OT Peat, Todd ...... 1983-86 ...... OT-OG Rasmussen, Michelle ..1998 ...... Mgr. Rushforth, Joe ...... 1941-42 ...... FB Shultz, Martin ...... 1915 ...... G Pedersen, John...... 1998-2001 ...... OG Rasmussen, Sidney .....1920-21, 23...... T Russell, Arthur ...... 1993 ...... FLK Sicotte, Chuck...... 1977, 79 ...... QB Pederson, Lee ...... 1952-53 ...... E Rasmussen, Stuart ...... 1942 ...... HB Russell, Richard ...... 1960-62 ...... T Siegel, larry...... 1973 ...... Mgr. Pegram, Logan ...... 2009-11 ...... OG Ratajczyk, Bruce...... 1973-75 ...... OT Russell, Robbie ...... 1989 ...... OT Silker, John ...... 1971-73 ...... TE-DE Pelkey, Bill ...... 1962-64 ...... E Rattenbury, Harold ....1936 ...... HB Russell, Robert ...... 1920-22 ...... G-T Silverstone, Rudolph ..1926-27 ...... C-G Pendergrass, Jon ...... 1999-2000 ...... LB-FS Ray, Corey ...... 1989-90 ...... HB Russell, William ...... 1934 ...... G Silvestri, Arney ...... 1989 ...... TE Perez, Marcus ...... 2004, 06-08 ...... WR Raymond, Charles ...... 1929-30 ...... C-G Russell, William ...... 1949 ...... HB Simnick, Rich ...... 1975 ...... CB Perry, Keith ...... 2000-03...... FLK-TE Rebholz, Joe ...... 1999...... NT Simon, Matt ...... 2004, 06-08 ...... WR Perry, L.D...... 1903 ...... E Redington, Mike ...... 1982 ...... OG S Simpson, Bill ...... 1996-97 ...... NG Sims, Mathew ...... 2010-13 ...... K Pesetski, Lawrence .....1951 ...... HB Redmond, Jack ...... 1908-10 ...... C-E Saffold, Ezra...... 2014...... WR Sims, Reggie ...... 1981-84 ...... TE Peshek, Tim ...... 1986-87 ...... FB Reed, Bobby ...... 1995-98 ...... TE Salerno, Mike ...... 2008-09 ...... K Sims, Vernon ...... 1983-86 ...... OLB-DE Pesut, Matt ...... 1951 ...... E Reed, Gilmer ...... 1938 ...... G Salvatore, Sandy ...... 1989 ...... Mgr. Skarb, Kyle ...... 2007-10 ...... FB Peters, Jon ...... 2000-01 ...... DE Reed, Joey ...... 1998-2001 ...... TE Sampson, Buster ...... 1997-2000 ...... CB-FS Skatrud, Kevin ...... 2006-08...... OT Peters, Royce ...... 1956 ...... HB Regas, Pete ...... 1965-66 ...... E Sanborn, Rick ...... 1966-68 ...... DB Skoglund, Leonard ...... 1932-34...... E Peters, Tim ...... 1973-75 ...... C Reichardt, John H...... 1901, 04 ...... E Sandberg, Gerry ...... 1965-66 ...... SE Skowronski, Dave ...... 1978-80 ...... SE Peterson, Clarence ...... 1916 ...... T Reid, Bob ...... 1955 ...... HB Sanders, Jeff ...... 1982-83 ...... CB Skowronski, Mark ...... 1978-81 ...... C Peterson, Elbert ...... 1924-25 ...... T Reiter, Mark ...... 2004-07...... FS Sandusky, Art ...... 1948-49 ...... HB-FB Skubich, Tom ...... 1954-56 ...... HB Peterson, Elbert ...... 1930, 34 ...... T Reitzel, Warren ...... 1946-47 ...... G Sandusky, Pat ...... 1994 ...... C Sleight, Graham ...... 2000, 02 ...... OG Peterson, Joe ...... 1992-96 ...... Mgr. Reubin, Rick ...... 1982-83 ...... NG-DT Santacaterina, Mike ....2011-14 ...... LB Slimko, Ken ...... 1961-63 ...... T Peterson, Orlando ...... 1995 ...... LB Reynolds, Vinson ...... 2000-03...... LB Saudargas, Alex ...... 1934-37 ...... G Slivovsky, Bob ...... 1959-61 ...... Mgr. Petran, Mike ...... 1975 ...... OG Rezek, Willard ...... 1935-38 ...... HB Saulsby, Cameron...... 1997-2000 ...... LB Smaha, Austin ...... 2013-14 ...... DE Petrosky, Tony ...... 1924, 27, 29 ...... E Rhoads, Steve ...... 1993-96...... DE-DT Saurbaugh, Jeff ...... 1981 ...... FS Smaha, Dan ...... 1987-88 ...... OG Petruzzi, Charles ...... 1976-77 ...... CB Rhomberg, Tom ...... 1989-92 ...... CB-S Savegnago, Tony ...... 1984-87 ...... ILB Smalls, Albert ...... 2014...... CB Pettinger, John ...... 1986 ...... WS Rice, Gordon ...... 1967 ...... FB Sawyer, Harrison ...... 1911 ...... E Smith, Alan ...... 2009 ...... RB Petway, Dave ...... 1977-80 ...... FS-SS Rice, Melvin ...... 2005-08...... CB Sawyer, Harrison ...... 1941 ...... QB Smith, Albert ...... 1911, 15 ...... T Petzke, Dave ...... 1977-78 ...... SE Rich, Elmer ...... 1927 ...... T Sawyer, James ...... 1910-11 ...... E Smith, Anthony...... 1989 ...... OLB Pfi sterer, Bronc ...... 1988 ...... SE Rich, Tommie ...... 1923 ...... G Scaduto, Len ...... 1951-53 ...... HB Smith, Bill ...... 1942, 46 ...... C Pharms, Ellis ...... 1975 ...... OG Richardson, Darryl ...... 1982-85...... HB Scafi di, Mark ...... 1999...... TE Smith, Chad ...... 1992-94 ...... CB-FS Pheanis, Jack...... 1950-52 ...... FB Richenberger, Steve ....1999-2000 ...... C Scannell, Larry ...... 1958 ...... HB Smith, Chris ...... 2009-10 ...... CB Richter, Chris ...... 1968-70 ...... 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Smith, Cordell ...... 1995-96, 98 ...... WR Suvada, Bob ...... 1969 ...... OG White, Art ...... 1929-30 ...... C-T Smith, Dave ...... 1958-60 ...... HB-LB Swallow, John ...... 1957-58 ...... Mgr. V White, Eric ...... 1988-91 ...... DL Smith, Deon ...... 2002-05 ...... CB Swanson, Carl ...... 1927 ...... E Van Acker, Brian ...... 2003-05 ...... OG-C White, J.D...... 1986 ...... LB Smith, Donald ...... 2009 ...... CB Swanson, Chester ...... 1929, 31 ...... E-HB Van Bellinger, Scott ....1988-91 ...... DE White, Wade ...... 1995 ...... DE Smith, Draco ...... 2013-14 ...... TB Swanson, Jim ...... 1929-31 ...... E Vance, Dave ...... 1955 ...... T Whitﬁ eld, Demerist ...1999-2000 ...... CB Smith, George ...... 2000-02 ...... Mgr. Sweeney, Frank ...... 1989 ...... DE Vanderbeek, Bud ...... 1928-31 ...... T-E Whitney, Harry ...... 1899 ...... HB Smith, J. Walter ...... 1961-62 ...... HB Sweet, James ...... 1909-10 ...... G Van Hulzen, Dave ...... 1992 ...... DE Whyte, Gary ...... 1974-76 ...... DE-SE Smith, John ...... 1951-54 ...... LB Swider, John ...... 1948-50 ...... T Van Laanen, Jody ...... 2009-10 ...... S Wicinski, Rob ...... 1981, 83-85 ...... OLB Smith, Paul ...... 1953 ...... QB Szukis, George ...... 1965-67 ...... DE Van Keppel, Todd ...... 1981-84 ...... P Wick, David ...... 1991-92 ...... ILB Smith, Ray ...... 2002-05 ...... SS Szukis, Phil ...... 1968-70 ...... DE VanNess, John ...... 1965 ...... G Wicks, Lou ...... 1980-83 ...... FB Smith, Rhasaan ...... 1996 ...... SE Szumnarski, Roman ...1973-75 ...... DT VanNest, Robert ...... 1943-44 ...... E Wickstrom, Ernie ...... 1949-50 ...... HB Smith, Roger ...... 1961-63 ...... C Vaughn, Clarence ...... 1983-84, 86 ...... LB Wilber, Josh...... 2009-10 ...... P Smith, Sam ...... 1938-41 ...... QB T Veith, Dave ...... 1975, 77 ...... OT-C Wilburn, Patrick ...... 1985-86...... CB Smith, Steve ...... 1994-97 ...... ILB Taffe, Charles ...... 1956 ...... C Velisek, Bob ...... 1974 ...... OT Wild, Steve ...... 1990-93 ...... OLB Smith, Tony ...... 1989-90, 92-93.....ILB Versluys, Josh ...... 1998 ...... Mgr. Williams, Dick ...... 1944, 48...... E Smith, Vince ...... 1974-76 ...... RB Taffey, Charles ...... 1993-96...... TB Tarquinio, Ben ...... 1965, 67 ...... OT VerStraete, Jake ...... 2001-04 ...... OG-OT Williams, Emanuel .....1975 ...... SE Smykowski, Mike ...... 1980-82 ...... OG Vesely, Arny ...... 1963-65 ...... HB Williams, Ken ...... 1990...... OG Snider, Bob ...... 1955, 58 ...... HB Tate, Darian ...... 1998-2000...... DT Taxman, Harold ...... 1938-41 ...... G Vesely, Stan ...... 1964-66 ...... DB Williams, Kenneth ...... 1995 ...... QB Snow, Donald ...... 1920-23 ...... C-QB Vicary, George ...... 1934 ...... HB Williams, Larry ...... 1992-93 ...... ILB Snyder ...... 1924 ...... QB-HB Taylor, Darryl ...... 1983-86 ...... QB-SE Taylor, Gerard ...... 2000-03...... SS-CB Vicory, Jim ...... 1958-60 ...... HB Williams, Larry ...... 1999-2002...... LB Sobol, Mike ...... 2008-10 ...... SS Vidimos, Bob ...... 1948-49 ...... G Williams, Lawrence ...1980 ...... CB Sobol, Sheldon...... 1980-83 ...... DE Taylor, Jeff ...... 1990-92 ...... DB Taylor, Justin ...... 2000 ...... TE Vieregg, John ...... 1926 ...... HB Williams, Matt ...... 2013 ...... WR Sohne, John ...... 1931-34 ...... G Vincent, Chad ...... 1999-2002...... Mgr. Williams, Preston ...... 2009 ...... WR Soltis, Bob ...... 1956, 59-60 ...... HB Taylor, Marshall ...... 1985-88 ...... QB Taylor, Rodney...... 1985-88 ...... HB Vincent, Tim ...... 1999-2002...... OT Williams, Sylvester .....1955, 57 ...... E Sondgeroth, Tom ...... 1995 ...... NG Virgl, Dave ...... 1990-91 ...... Mgr. Williamson, Spencer ..2006-09 ...... DB Sopchyk, John ...... 1950 ...... Mgr. Taylor, Rufus ...... 1986-87 ...... CB Tazewell, Richard ...... 1926-27 ...... C Visci, Pat ...... 1966 ...... QB Willis, Brandon ...... 1994-95 ...... SE Sorensen, Durward .....1937 ...... FB Volk, Jared...... 2010-13 ...... OL Wilmowski, Ed ...... 1956, 58-60 ...... T Sovine, Cory ...... 1998 ...... DE Tearney, Orville ...... 1903 ...... G Tedeschi, Jim ...... 1972-73 ...... LB Vonesh, Norm ...... 1959-60 ...... C Wilson, Dave ...... 1975 ...... R Spacucello, Anthony...2003 ...... C Von Ohlen, Floyd ...... 1930, 32 ...... T-G Wilson, Elbert...... 1909-10 ...... G Spacucello, Mike ...... 2001-02 ...... FS Telleson, Eugene ...... 1945 ...... T Templin, James ...... 1935-36 ...... T Wilson, Elray ...... 2008-09 ...... Mgr. Spann, Chad ...... 2007-10 ...... TB W Wilson, Jack ...... 1976-78 ...... CB Spear, Fred ...... 1938-41 ...... C Tenner, Norman ...... 1938 ...... T Tense, Panan ...... 2009 ...... OL Wade, Leandrew ...... 1966-68 ...... DB Wilson, Martin ...... 2002-05 ...... DT Spencer, James ...... 2011-13 ...... TB Wilson, Tracy ...... 2008-10 ...... DB Spicher, Greg ...... 1981-84 ...... SE-CB Terhune, John ...... 1936-37 ...... HB Wade, Philip ...... 1978 ...... MG Terna, Mike ...... 1977-80 ...... ILB Wadzita, Mike ...... 1969-70...... C Wiltse, Franklin ...... 1927 ...... E Spilis, John ...... 1966-68 ...... SE Wiltse, John ...... 1900-02 ...... E Spillane, Joe ...... 1987 ...... C Terrell, Roland ...... 1992-93 ...... OG Wagner, Rob ...... 1989-92 ...... DL Terwilliger, George .....1923-24 ...... G Wakeley, Joe...... 1956-59 ...... FB Wimann, Shane ...... 2014...... TE/FB Spinozzi, Tom ...... 1966-67 ...... DB Winiarski, Jeff ...... 1997 ...... OG Sponsel, Lou ...... 1997-98 ...... FB Terwilliger, John ...... 1965-67 ...... FB Walker, Bob ...... 1945-48 ...... E Tewksbury, Glenn ...... 1920...... G Walker, Joseph ...... 1905 ...... E Winkle, Robert ...... 1946 ...... Mgr. Sprecher, Stu ...... 1984 ...... OG Windsor, Joe ...... 2010-13 ...... DE Springer ...... 1922 ...... HB Tharp, Jeff ...... 1981-84 ...... OT Walker, Keith ...... 1972 ...... CB Tharp, Larry ...... 1981-82 ...... C Walker, Rashad ...... 2000-01 ...... NT Winkel, Bobby ...... 2011-13 ...... LB Spuris, Val ...... 1969-71 ...... LB Winslow, Ivan ...... 1936 ...... C Squadroni, Quinto ...... 1948 ...... HB Thomas, Bob ...... 1990-91 ...... Mgr. Walker, Ron ...... 2009 ...... WR Winters, Merle ...... 1945 ...... E Stacionis, Matt ...... 1997 ...... Mgr. Thomas, Chris ...... 1998 ...... CB Walker, Steve ...... 1979 ...... CB Winters, Paul ...... 1928 ...... T Stack, Mike ...... 1996-99 ...... FB Thomas, Corey ...... 2014...... DT Wallace, Robert ...... 2002-04 ...... TB Wise, Bill ...... 1995-98 ...... OL Stahulak, Darren...... 1983 ...... C Thomas, Hollis ...... 1993-95...... NG Wallis, Jesse ...... 1914 ...... FB Wise, Paul ...... 1993 ...... ILB Stankowski, Dan ...... 1995-98 ...... DE-DT Thomas, Wyatt ...... 2000 ...... TB Walter, Ray ...... 1934-35 ...... E Wittenmeier, Fred ...... 1971-72 ...... DE Stantus ...... 1924-25 ...... HB Thompson, Ernie ...... 1959-62 ...... HB Walters, William ...... 1933-36 ...... E Stark, Robert ...... 1964-65 ...... E Thompson, Miles...... 1922, 24 ...... T Walthers, Clarence .....1905-07...... E Wittum, Tom ...... 1969-71 ...... P-PK Stark, Roger ...... 1963-64 ...... T Thompson, Vernie ...... 1929-31 ...... T Walz, Tom ...... 1961-64 ...... LB Wnek, Don...... 1970-72 ...... DE Stearns, Gary ...... 1960-63 ...... SE Thompson, Vince ...... 1999-2002...... CB Waples ...... 1924 ...... QB Wolber, Louis ...... 1956 ...... E Stees, Larry ...... 1954-56 ...... E Thorgesen, Boone ...... 2009 ...... DB Ward, Herb...... 1957-58 ...... C-T Wolf, Charles ...... 1960-62 ...... HB Steger, Brian...... 1992-93 ...... PK Thornton, Chris ...... 1995-96 ...... OT Ward, Jimmie ...... 2010-13 ...... DB Wolfe, Garrett ...... 2004-06 ...... TB Stegman, Frank ...... 1937-40 ...... T-C Thrawl, Forrest ...... 1994-96 ...... Mgr. Ware, Dominique ...... 2010-13 ...... CB Womble, Jamal ...... 2011 ...... TB Stephen, Courtney ...... 2011-12 ...... DB Todd, M.W...... 1906...... G Ware, Steve ...... 1971 ...... C Wood, Charles ...... 1963 ...... C Stephen, Patrick ...... 1995-98 ...... CB-SS Tompkins, Frank ...... 1904 ...... QB Warner, George ...... 1920-21 ...... T Wood, Lloyd ...... 1913-14 ...... HB Sterling, Rob ...... 2011-14 ...... FB Townsel, Randall ...... 1985-88 ...... CB Warner, Gus ...... 1922-25 ...... HB Woodburn, Roy ...... 1906-08 ...... HB Stetzler, Lloyd ...... 1900 ...... T Tracy, James...... 1973 ...... Mgr. Washburn, Robert ...... 1914 ...... T Woods ...... 1926 ...... C Stevens, Dave ...... 1935, 39-40 ...... E Trafman, Howard ...... 1986-89 ...... Mgr. Washington, Aaron ....1975-77 ...... TE-DT Woods, Kevin...... 2002-04 ...... WR Stevens, Grover ...... 1962 ...... HB Trakas, Louis ...... 1935 ...... HB Washington, Lonnie ...1976 ...... DE Woodyatt, Harry ...... 1942 ...... HB Tranchitella, John...... 2006-09 ...... LB Stevens, Harold ...... 1979 ...... MG Watkins, Bill ...... 1984 ...... OT Wooldridge, Andy ...... 1984-85 ...... TE Tremblay, Rich ...... 1984, 86 ...... S Stevens, Mick ...... 1959-61 ...... HB Watson, Marlon ...... 2003-04 ...... LB Wright, Ernie ...... 1974 ...... FLK Triplett, William ...... 1994-97 ...... CB Stevenson ...... 1924-25 ...... QB-HB Webb, Bill ...... 1946-47 ...... G Wroblewski, Jeff ...... 1990-93 ...... TE Tripp, Trudy ...... 1992 ...... Mgr. Stewart, Cal ...... 1972 ...... TB Wedel, Tyler ...... 2011-14 ...... P Wynn, Larry ...... 1989-92 ...... FLK Tsutsumi, Wayne ...... 1969 ...... ILB Stewart, Justin ...... 2007 ...... FS Wedige, Scott...... 2009-11 ...... C Tucker, Brett ...... 1985, 87-89 ...... DB Stilling, Richard...... 1956-58...... G Wehrspann, Shawn ....1992-95 ...... LB Y Stingily, Cameron ...... 2010, ’13-14 ...... LB-TB Tucker, LaVerne ...... 1928 ...... HB Tucker, Tom ...... 1965 ...... T Weinberg, Kurt ...... 1990-92 ...... OL Yocum, Kenneth ...... 1994 ...... HB Stinson, Dan ...... 2008-09 ...... Mgr. Weisendanger, Dave...1968-70 ...... OT Yordon, Jeff ...... 1966-67 ...... DB-RB Stobbs, Mathew ...... 1916 ...... G Tudor, Jim ...... 1981-83 ...... Mgr. Turner, Aregeros ...... 2013-14 ...... WR Weiskircher, Mike ...... 1970-72 ...... S-CB York, Paul ...... 1965-66, 68 ...... DE Stokes, Mike ...... 1996 ...... TB Wells, Anthony ...... 2010-13 ...... DE Youmara, Danny ...... 2000 ...... FS Stone, Demetrius ...... 2010-12 ...... DB Turner, Giles...... 1957-58 ...... HB Turner, Greg ...... 2005-08...... WR Wells, Jamison ...... 2011-12 ...... WR Young, John ...... 1936-39 ...... E Storey, Judd ...... 1943 ...... HB Wenc, Dan ...... 1961 ...... C Strasser, Mike ...... 1986-90 ...... HB Turner, Michael ...... 2000-03...... TB Turner, Pope ...... 1926 ...... T Wenckowski, Eric ...... 1988-90 ...... C Z Streich, Bob ...... 1974-75 ...... LB Wendler, James ...... 1965-67 ...... HB Tyler, Jim ...... 1973 ...... OG Zahner, Ron ...... 1952 ...... G Stricker, Ralph ...... 1947 ...... T Wernecke, Bill ...... 1950 ...... T Tyrrell, Glen ...... 1909...... C Zellar, Marvin ...... 1899 ...... G Strickland, Ralph ...... 1994-95 ...... FLK Wesley, Harvey...... 1978-80 ...... CB Tyrrell, Tim ...... 1982-83 ...... QB Zielinski, Jim ...... 1984 ...... DT Strickling, Darrel ...... 1988 ...... DT Wessels, Don ...... 1950 ...... Mgr. Zobus, John ...... 1958 ...... T Strombom, Leland ...... 1927-30 ...... HB West, Cleveland ...... 1979-81 ...... TB Strothman, Kursten ....2001-04 ...... LB U Zumbahlen, Dennis ....1967-68 ...... LB West, Ken ...... 2003-06 ...... DE Zyburt, Howard ...... 1974-75 ...... C-OG Struckman, Walt ...... 1951-52 ...... T Ulrich, Dick ...... 1952 ...... T Westberg, Ben ...... 1996-97 ...... FB Stuart, Mark ...... 1977-78 ...... FS Ulrich, Jim ...... 1940-42 ...... E Westerneeb, Howard .1920...... C Note: The all-time lettermen’s list was compiled Sugrue, John ...... 1984-85, 87 ...... OL Unavitch ...... 1923-25 ...... FB Westrick, Mike ...... 1988-91 ...... OL Sulaver, Lou ...... 1958 ...... E Upton, Earl ...... 1988-90 ...... CB by the NIU Athletics Communications staff Weydert, Jerry ...... 1968 ...... DE from archival materials and records. If there Sutﬁ n, Vernon ...... 1928-31 ...... HB Urban, Dan...... 1999-2000 ...... QB Wharton, Dante ...... 1991-94 ...... FB Sutherland, Garett ...... 1994-97 ...... ILB Urick, Harry ...... 1947 ...... T are mistakes, misspellings, or omissions, please Whirley, Gerry ...... 1986 ...... DE call 815-753-1706. Sutherland, Mike ...... 1993-95...... OG-C Utschig, Dustin ...... 2003-06 ...... FS Whitacre, Greg ...... 1975-76 ...... QB 178 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY huskie annual statistics — TOTAL OFFENSE — — RUSHING — ——— PASSING ——— First Fum./ Pen./ Games Plays Yards YPG Att. Yards TD YPG Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT YPG Downs Lost Yards 1948 9 579 2,998 333.1 400 1,728 — 192.0 70 - 179 .391 1,270 5 14 141.1 — —/— — — 1949 9 595 3,062 340.2 413 1,884 — 209.3 70 - 182 .385 1,178 11 15 130.9 — —/— — — 1950 9 558 3,319 368.8 343 1,636 — 181.8 104 - 215 .484 1,683 15 20 187.0 — —/— — — 1951 9 549 3,150 350.0 297 1,282 — 142.4 115 - 252 .456 1,868 18 21 207.6 126 13/7 49-571 1952 9 601 2,472 274.7 390 1,250 — 138.9 81 - 211 .384 1,222 9 16 135.8 111 29/16 76-697 1953 9 444 1,331 147.9 305 773 — 85.9 56 - 139 .403 558 3 18 62.0 74 17/15 69-608 1954 9 549 2,361 262.3 410 1,446 — 160.7 60 - 139 .432 915 7 12 101.7 85 26/21 49-431 1955 9 461 1,389 154.3 333 861 — 95.7 50 - 128 .391 528 1 14 58.7 69 37/23 39-301 1956 9 438 1,225 136.1 341 810 — 90.0 28 - 97 .289 415 3 5 46.1 67 25/18 51-374 1957 9 461 1,911 212.3 319 783 — 87.0 52 - 142 .366 1,128 12 19 125.3 79 30/16 52-498 1958 9 584 2,738 304.2 414 1,609 — 178.8 75 - 170 .441 1,129 7 16 125.4 128 38/27 62-611 1959 9 569 2,796 310.7 383 1,357 — 150.8 95 - 186 .511 1,439 18 13 159.9 143 25/16 68-606 1960 9 552 2,749 305.4 343 1,160 — 128.9 107 - 209 .512 1,589 14 8 176.6 132 35/23 66-689 1961 9 484 2,270 252.2 275 851 — 94.6 113 - 209 .541 1,419 7 15 157.7 100 18/5 44-413 1962 9 594 3,226 358.4 231 656 — 72.9 237 - 363 .653 2,570 23 12 285.6 171 14/6 58-494 1963 9 597 3,958 439.8 191 814 9 90.4 255 - 406 .628 3,144 32 15 349.3 185 11/6 63-655 1964 9 553 2,819 313.2 325 1,343 — 149.2 114 - 228 .500 1,476 18 15 164.0 142 35/15 52-562 1965 9 617 3,435 381.7 272 1,184 — 131.6 184 - 345 .533 2,251 26 15 250.1 173 12/7 60-528 1966 10 653 3,123 312.3 330 1,007 19 100.7 155 - 323 .480 2,116 20 16 211.6 160 23/14 60-611 1967 10 707 2,939 293.9 335 731 9 73.1 170 - 372 .457 2,208 14 23 220.8 167 19/9 57-558 1968 10 735 2,978 297.8 430 1,386 9 138.6 139 - 305 .456 1,592 12 20 159.2 172 22/16 57-512 1969 10 709 2,764 276.4 481 1,770 15 177.0 102 - 228 .447 994 7 11 99.4 138 27/14 65-593 1970 10 691 2,405 240.5 476 1,390 15 139.0 104 - 215 .484 1,015 5 18 101.5 139 40/22 42-423 1971 11 789 2,821 256.4 567 1,550 19 140.9 105 - 222 .473 1,271 6 17 115.5 171 40/18 65-715 1972 11 793 3,529 320.8 639 2,730 20 248.2 60 - 154 .390 799 2 13 72.6 190 60/37 66-678 1973 11 817 4,395 399.5 668 3,489 39 317.2 58 - 149 .389 906 5 13 82.4 231 47/21 94-870 1974 11 753 3,066 278.7 568 2,046 20 186.0 80 - 185 .432 1,020 2 15 92.7 167 23/15 59-679 1975 11 760 3,710 337.3 533 2,137 15 194.3 118 - 227 .520 1,573 8 14 143.0 187 36/18 58-556 1976 11 782 2,527 229.7 563 1,690 3 153.6 74 - 219 .338 837 4 18 76.1 156 43/24 62-593 1977 11 748 2,797 254.3 539 1,692 10 153.8 109 - 209 .522 1,105 6 10 100.5 154 26/15 74-684 1978 11 899 4,059 369.0 610 2,273 16 206.6 138 - 289 .478 1,786 12 14 162.4 230 29/16 54-510 1979 11 815 3,273 297.5 632 2,246 15 204.2 67 - 183 .366 1,027 6 9 93.4 189 33/11 51-499 1980 11 814 3,608 328.0 597 2,151 23 195.5 125 - 217 .576 1,457 4 6 132.5 207 19/13 46-388 1981 11 771 2,910 264.6 549 1,759 15 159.9 104 - 222 .469 1,151 5 11 104.6 168 34/17 64-709 1982 10 705 2,875 287.5 542 2,017 11 201.7 65 - 163 .398 858 2 5 85.8 174 22/14 61-523 1983 11 799 3,702 336.5 598 2,380 25 216.4 97 - 201 .483 1,322 9 6 120.2 208 24/10 67-622 1984 11 744 3,006 273.3 433 1,121 5 101.9 160 - 311 .514 1,885 12 20 171.4 163 16/8 62-536 1985 11 764 3,214 292.2 567 2,020 15 183.7 97 - 197 .492 1,194 5 11 108.5 182 38/17 67-610 1986 11 770 3,404 309.5 611 2,227 16 202.5 79 - 159 .497 1,177 3 12 107.0 189 46/21 72-649 1987 11 874 4,420 401.8 701 3,246 31 295.1 92 - 173 .532 1,174 4 6 106.7 244 38/15 51-484 1988 11 735 3,412 310.2 606 2,439 13 221.7 63 - 129 .488 973 3 7 88.5 190 39/19 53-482 1989 11 808 4,502 409.3 680 3,639 40 330.8 65 - 128 .508 863 5 4 78.5 235 36/8 59-501 1990 11 739 4,661 423.7 618 3,791 36 344.6 60 - 121 .496 870 8 5 79.1 227 47/18 58-524 1991 11 743 2,984 271.3 570 1,961 12 178.3 74 - 173 .428 1,023 6 7 93.0 174 42/20 45-352 1992 11 730 3,461 314.6 489 1,924 15 174.9 118 - 241 .490 1,537 7 15 139.7 208 31/10 57-423 1993 11 731 3,838 348.9 510 2,311 18 210.1 113 - 221 .511 1,527 7 16 138.8 186 35/17 71-547 1994 11 793 4,088 371.6 578 2,516 29 228.7 106 - 215 .493 1,572 9 7 142.9 212 46/13 87-774 1995 11 779 3,966 360.5 546 2,497 18 227.0 100 - 233 .429 1,469 12 10 133.5 205 34/15 82-660 1996 11 724 2,947 267.9 464 1,471 14 133.7 127 - 260 .488 1,476 5 14 134.2 168 31/9 64-483 1997 11 711 2,910 264.6 465 1,417 7 128.9 120 - 246 .488 1,493 8 7 135.7 160 33/16 58-535 1998 11 698 2,676 243.3 435 1,362 11 123.8 128 - 263 .487 1,314 5 15 119.5 147 20/15 51-413 1999 11 754 3,795 345.0 462 1,727 14 157.0 156 - 292 .534 2,068 16 12 188.0 213 14/6 56-571 2000 11 813 4,706 427.8 539 2,509 35 228.1 149 - 274 .544 2,197 13 11 199.7 255 17/8 64-582 2001 11 808 3,746 340.5 466 1,589 14 144.5 171 - 342 .500 2,157 14 9 196.1 206 14/5 65-581 2002 12 806 4,514 376.1 541 2,409 24 200.8 135 - 265 .509 2,105 16 7 175.4 224 27/13 62-606 2003 12 858 4,547 378.9 508 1,920 20 160.0 207 - 350 .591 2,627 25 10 218.9 235 12/7 67-615 2004 12 855 5,265 438.8 550 2,858 28 238.2 168 - 305 .551 2,407 22 11 200.6 261 8/1 67-605 2005 12 815 5,329 444.1 478 2,480 28 206.7 229 - 337 .680 2,849 24 10 237.4 254 19/12 74-705 2006 13 829 4,722 363.2 443 2,142 20 164.8 217 - 386 .562 2,580 16 15 164.8 243 11/4 62-521 2007 12 806 4,055 337.9 428 1,626 11 135.5 220 - 378 .582 2,429 14 19 202.4 213 20/13 61-559 2008 13 813 4,356 335.1 501 2,226 22 171.2 176 - 312 .564 2,130 13 12 163.8 230 12/6 63-570 2009 13 805 4,487 345.2 531 2,537 27 195.2 168 - 274 .613 1,950 14 8 150.0 232 16/8 70-600 2010 14 910 6,300 450.0 581 3,645 42 260.4 208 - 329 .632 2,655 23 8 189.6 303 12/6 63-587 2011 14 1,003 6,664 476.0 595 3,278 34 234.1 253 - 408 .620 3,386 29 6 241.9 333 19/13 77-748 2012 14 1,023 6,574 469.6 613 3,335 44 238.2 245 - 410 .598 3,335 26 6 231.4 326 20/14 83-767 2013 14 1,073 7,277 519.8 655 4,161 39 297.2 261 - 418 .624 3,116 29 8 222.6 365 15/9 75-644 2014 14 1,073 6,177 441.2 688 3,488 36 249.1 229 - 385 .595 2,689 19 3 192.1 319 17/9 82-794 Note: Regular-season statistics do not include bowl games prior to 2004. Season-high totals in bold. www.NIUHuskies.com 179 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY opponent annual statistics — TOTAL OFFENSE — —— RUSHING —— ——— PASSING ——— First Fum./ Pen./ Games Plays Yards YPG Att. Yards TD YPG Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT YPG Downs Lost Yards 1948 9 461 1,935 215.0 338 1,170 — 130.0 48 - 123 .390 765 5 12 85.0 — —/— — — 1949 9 570 2,541 282.3 368 1,204 — 133.8 96 - 202 .475 1,337 9 25 148.6 — —/— — — 1950 9 597 3,304 367.1 445 2,350 — 261.1 69 - 152 .454 954 7 17 106.0 — —/— — — 1951 9 565 1,924 213.8 421 1,141 — 126.8 61 - 144 .424 783 3 29 87.0 89 21/11 36-335 1952 9 552 2,277 253.0 404 1,504 — 167.1 58 - 148 .392 773 5 11 85.9 91 29/15 62-631 1953 9 571 2,978 330.9 417 1,809 — 201.0 81 - 154 .526 1,169 15 14 129.9 139 17/13 76-750 1954 9 549 2,361 262.3 410 1,446 — 160.7 60 - 139 .432 915 7 12 101.7 120 29/16 65-585 1955 9 518 2,980 331.1 409 2,295 — 255.0 38 - 109 .349 685 6 11 76.1 133 37/33 64-595 1956 9 586 2,563 284.8 490 2,001 — 222.3 42 - 96 .438 562 4 10 62.4 128 26/14 51-519 1957 9 615 2,641 293.4 485 1,879 — 208.8 53 - 130 .408 762 8 8 84.7 143 35/21 66-645 1958 9 599 2,557 284.1 471 1,738 — 193.1 66 - 128 .516 819 5 7 91.0 122 30/22 55-514 1959 9 532 1,455 161.7 406 1,025 — 113.9 38 - 126 .302 430 2 15 47.8 96 39/17 51-483 1960 9 583 1,881 209.0 399 1,145 — 127.2 59 - 184 .321 736 4 20 81.8 119 31/19 48-467 1961 9 602 2,343 260.3 477 1,704 — 189.3 41 - 125 .328 639 3 13 71.0 130 28/17 35-350 1962 9 555 1,906 211.8 370 1,127 — 125.2 62 - 185 .335 779 3 19 86.6 109 15/8 63-560 1963 9 590 1,947 216.3 389 967 — 107.4 83 - 201 .413 980 3 23 108.9 108 26/16 53-539 1964 9 577 2,171 241.2 378 1,112 — 123.6 93 - 199 .467 1,059 7 19 117.7 122 28/18 38-404 1965 9 601 2,154 239.3 358 1,059 — 117.7 111 - 243 .457 1,095 5 14 121.7 138 29/14 33-375 1966 10 753 2,551 255.1 521 1,668 — 166.8 95 - 232 .409 883 2 21 88.3 151 31/20 55-542 1967 10 735 3,074 307.4 522 1,835 15 183.5 100 - 213 .469 1,239 8 16 123.9 173 32/20 75-705 1968 10 741 3,347 334.7 503 1,812 17 181.2 125 - 238 .525 1,535 15 8 153.5 179 20/12 65-566 1969 10 783 4,055 405.5 497 2,193 25 219.3 133 - 286 .465 1,862 10 15 186.2 208 17/12 67-664 1970 10 768 3,906 390.6 534 2,156 19 215.6 115 - 234 .491 1,750 16 15 175.0 197 29/16 78-777 1971 11 756 3,608 328.0 522 2,109 22 191.7 94 - 234 .402 1,499 7 17 136.3 172 49/20 60-645 1972 11 734 2,807 255.2 514 1,549 13 140.8 96 - 220 .436 1,258 6 17 114.4 153 44/23 45-527 1973 11 780 3,816 346.9 556 2,206 22 200.5 108 - 224 .482 1,610 13 14 146.3 204 30/16 67-605 1974 11 829 3,882 352.9 645 2,677 24 243.4 93 - 184 .505 1,205 7 12 109.5 212 36/19 56-554 1975 11 768 3,903 354.8 592 2,784 20 253.1 81 - 176 .460 1,119 7 8 101.7 193 37/21 61-600 1976 11 743 3,957 359.7 579 2,759 36 250.8 81 - 164 .494 1,198 8 8 108.9 184 30/20 71-784 1977 11 817 3,682 334.7 654 2,709 21 246.3 74 - 163 .454 973 8 9 88.5 203 43/21 78-781 1978 11 805 3,779 343.5 632 2,714 32 246.7 78 - 173 .451 1,065 2 15 96.8 187 36/18 58-574 1979 11 719 3,454 314.0 512 2,077 22 188.8 101 - 207 .488 1,377 6 9 125.2 183 29/17 54-625 1980 11 751 3,191 290.1 552 2,002 17 182.0 106 - 199 .533 1,189 4 13 108.1 197 25/9 49-519 1981 11 753 3,305 300.5 558 2,180 16 198.2 91 - 195 .467 1,125 10 14 102.3 181 32/15 61-590 1982 10 689 2,986 298.6 462 1,537 9 153.7 122 - 227 .537 1,449 5 15 144.9 171 21/10 55-457 1983 11 724 3,205 291.4 421 1,490 14 135.5 163 - 303 .538 1,715 4 21 155.9 179 19/7 59-559 1984 11 798 3,463 314.8 528 1,589 12 144.5 157 - 270 .581 1,874 8 12 170.4 185 25/11 71-651 1985 11 763 4,006 364.2 434 1,573 15 143.0 176 - 329 .535 2,433 15 18 221.2 213 25/16 68-580 1986 11 710 3,793 344.8 438 1,847 21 167.9 153 - 272 .563 1,946 16 6 176.9 187 21/10 67-589 1987 11 750 3,690 335.5 455 1,731 23 157.4 169 - 295 .573 1,959 10 24 178.1 203 27/6 59-552 1988 11 821 3,739 339.9 515 1,917 14 174.3 166 - 306 .542 1,822 6 16 165.6 227 29/14 58-547 1989 11 717 3,854 350.4 366 1,425 15 129.5 220 - 351 .627 2,429 17 14 220.8 214 27/13 64-517 1990 11 839 4,089 371.7 553 2,290 26 208.2 155 - 286 .542 1,799 8 15 163.5 242 26/10 48-406 1991 11 832 4,989 453.5 528 2,384 28 216.7 177 - 304 .582 2,605 18 10 236.8 264 19/9 72-588 1992 11 838 3,841 349.2 507 2,066 14 187.8 178 - 331 .538 1,775 7 11 161.4 230 23/12 51-486 1993 11 799 4,528 411.6 497 2,092 16 190.2 179 - 302 .593 2,436 21 9 221.5 220 34/13 54-392 1994 11 781 3,959 359.9 442 1,545 23 140.5 174 - 339 .513 2,414 14 15 219.5 212 39/16 73-634 1995 11 835 5,064 460.4 495 2,379 22 216.3 195 - 340 .574 2,685 29 8 244.1 261 30/11 85-755 1996 11 833 4,964 451.3 582 3,030 29 275.5 149 - 251 .594 1,934 16 7 175.8 267 43/17 64-545 1997 11 772 4,704 427.6 514 2,639 26 239.9 147 - 258 .570 2,065 21 7 187.7 245 23/13 68-574 1998 11 812 3,991 362.8 529 2,083 24 189.4 159 - 283 .562 1,908 14 8 173.5 212 26/17 79-677 1999 11 803 3,951 359.2 456 1,789 15 162.6 192 - 347 .553 2,162 16 13 196.5 224 21/9 79-660 2000 11 746 3,969 360.8 404 1,658 18 150.7 204 - 342 .596 2,311 19 12 210.1 210 23/15 76-723 2001 11 825 4,240 385.5 463 1,734 16 157.6 204 - 362 .564 2,506 18 17 227.8 228 12/6 80-714 2002 12 875 4,641 386.8 447 1,582 17 131.8 243 - 428 .567 3,059 17 21 254.9 230 18/7 82-708 2003 12 861 4,459 371.6 469 1,693 16 141.1 219 - 392 .559 2,766 15 23 230.5 223 24/8 83-702 2004 12 869 4,513 376.1 466 1,837 17 153.1 239 - 403 .593 2,676 14 13 223.0 256 18/7 59-504 2005 12 898 4,439 369.9 454 1,775 13 147.9 254 - 444 .572 2,664 19 11 222.0 259 14/10 65-571 2006 13 852 4,741 364.7 441 1,873 14 121.9 265 - 411 .645 3,156 22 7 242.8 241 23/14 75-724 2007 12 902 5,211 434.2 536 2,521 27 210.1 218 - 366 .596 2,690 16 7 224.2 267 13/8 72-708 2008 13 775 3,880 298.5 437 1,786 13 137.4 208 - 338 .615 2,094 13 6 161.1 215 21/14 61-464 2009 13 769 4,289 329.9 422 1,617 13 124.4 225 - 374 .602 2,672 18 8 205.5 229 29/15 62-506 2010 14 907 4,686 334.7 459 1,771 16 126.5 263 - 448 .587 2,915 15 16 208.2 250 14/9 79-740 2011 14 1,060 5,813 415.2 582 2,343 23 167.4 271 - 478 .567 3,470 29 13 247.9 319 19/12 86-758 2012 14 1,096 5,170 369.3 587 2,049 21 146.4 284 - 509 .558 3,121 11 15 222.9 313 22/12 66-629 2013 14 1,065 5,800 414.3 550 2,120 14 151.4 279 - 515 .539 3,680 27 19 262.9 307 20/11 82-650 2014 14 997 5,483 391.6 541 2,284 24 163.1 265- 456 .581 3,199 18 14 228.5 304 24/10 63-528 Note: Regular-season statistics do not include bowl games prior to 2004. 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Year Head Coach Record Conf./Finish Pts. Opp. Year Head Coach Record Conf./Finish Pts. Opp. 1899 John L. Keith 1-0-2 n/a 21 15 1965 Howard Fletcher 9-1-0 ^ 4-0/1st 290 147 1900 John L. Keith 2-2-2 n/a 50 50 1966 Howard Fletcher 8-2-0 n/a 293 153 1901 John L. Keith 6-1-0 n/a 108 18 1967 Howard Fletcher 5-5-0 n/a 162 198 1902 John L. Keith 5-1-1 n/a 75 16 1968 Howard Fletcher 2-8-0 n/a 154 258 1903 John L. Keith 3-3-0 x n/a 44 43 1904 Dixie Fleager 5-0-0 n/a 90 17 -Beginning of Major College Era- 1905 Harry Sauthoff 3-1-1 n/a 25 12 1906 Nelson A. Kellogg 4-2-1 n/a 38 23 Year Head Coach Record Conf./Finish Pts. Opp. 1907 Nelson A. Kellogg 1-4-1 n/a 67 63 1969 Richard Urich 3-7-0 n/a 191 284 1908 Nelson A. Kellogg 1-5-1 n/a 31 81 1970 Richard Urich 3-7-0 n/a 168 281 1909 Nelson A. Kellogg 2-6-0 n/a 74 171 1971 Jerry Ippoliti 5-5-1 n/a 202 232 1910 William W. Wirtz 4-2-1 n/a 67 39 1972 Jerry Ippoliti 7-4-0 n/a 198 141 1911 William W. Wirtz 8-1-2 n/a 196 84 1973 Jerry Ippoliti 6-5-0 n/a 327 270 1912 William W. Wirtz 3-5-0 n/a 114 167 1974 Jerry Ippoliti 4-7-0 n/a 186 261 1913 William W. Wirtz 3-3-3 n/a 56 236 1975 Jerry Ippoliti 3-8-0 2-3/7th 193 230 1914 William W. Wirtz 7-0-1 n/a 148 13 1976 Pat Culpepper 1-10-0 0-6/10th 56 366 1915 William W. Wirtz 2-5-1 n/a 81 210 1977 Pat Culpepper 3-8-0 2-5/8th 138 249 1916 William W. Wirtz 6-1-1 n/a 105 19 1978 Pat Culpepper 5-6-0 2-4/7th 232 284 1917 No team - World War I 1979 Pat Culpepper 5-5-1 3-3-1/6th 177 206 1918 No team - World War I 1980 Bill Mallory 7-4-0 4-3/t-3rd 216 175 1919 No team - World War I 1981 Bill Mallory 3-8-0 2-7/9th 160 217 1920 Paul Harrison 3-5-0 n/a 153 93 1982 Bill Mallory 5-5-0 5-4/t-5th 137 136 1921 Paul Harrison 3-5-0 n/a 193 168 1983 Bill Mallory 10-2-0 ^ 8-1/1st 314 203 1922 Paul Harrison 5-4-1 3-1-1 138 94 1984 Lee Corso 4-6-1 3-5-1/5th 153 188 1923 William Muir 1-4-3 0-2-3 73 171 1985 Jerry Pettibone 4-7-0 4-4/5th 174 259 1924 William Muir 4-4-0 1-3 156 85 1986 Jerry Pettibone 2-9-0 n/a 144 308 1925 William Muir 6-1-0 4-0 52 5 1987 Jerry Pettibone 5-5-1 n/a 305 262 1926 Roland Cowell 5-1-1 n/a 71 26 1988 Jerry Pettibone 7-4-0 n/a 155 185 1927 Roland Cowell 1-4-1 n/a 49 92 1989 Jerry Pettibone 9-2-0 n/a 344 269 1928 Roland Cowell 0-6-1 0-2-1 12 139 1990 Jerry Pettibone 6-5-0 n/a 333 260 1929 George Evans 6-1-1 3-1-1 124 24 1991 Charlie Sadler 2-9-0 n/a 143 364 1930 George Evans 6-2-1 3-1-1 152 60 1992 Charlie Sadler 5-6-0 n/a 203 193 1931 George Evans 5-3-0 4-2 76 59 1993 Charlie Sadler 4-7-0 3-3/5th 227 334 1932 George Evans 4-2-1 2-2-1 76 27 1994 Charlie Sadler 4-7-0 3-3/t-5th 301 294 1933 George Evans 5-4-0 4-3 113 58 1995 Charlie Sadler 3-8-0 3-3/t-4th 220 420 1934 George Evans 5-1-2 4-1-2 109 42 1996 Joe Novak 1-10-0 n/a 157 400 1935 George Evans 7-1-1 5-1-1 201 20 1997 Joe Novak 0-11-0 0-8/6th-W 129 382 1936 George Evans 4-3-1 3-2-1 60 59 1998 Joe Novak 2-9-0 2-6/5th-W 160 329 1937 George Evans 3-2-3 3-2-1 53 40 1999 Joe Novak 5-6-0 5-3/t-2nd-W 289 289 1938 George Evans 6-1-1 4-0/1st 133 34 2000 Joe Novak 6-5-0 4-3/t-3rd-W 409 280 1939 George Evans 5-2-1 3-1 96 44 2001 Joe Novak 6-5-0 4-3/t-1st-W 303 292 1940 George Evans 6-3-0 2-2 115 116 2002 Joe Novak 8-4-0 7-1/t-1st-W 375 298 1941 George Evans 7-1-1 3-1 167 45 2003 Joe Novak 10-2-0 6-2/t-2nd-W 386 258 1942 George Evans 4-2-2 2-0-2 75 75 2004 Joe Novak 9-3-0 ^ 7-1/t-1st-W 421 304 1943 George Evans 4-1-1 1-0 117 53 2005 Joe Novak 7-5-0 $ 6-2/1st-W 389 274 1944 George Evans 7-0-0 3-0/1st 113 48 2006 Joe Novak 7-6-0 ^ 5-3/t-3rd-W 331 275 1945 George Evans 4-3-0 2-2 110 70 2007 Joe Novak 2-10-0 1-6/6th-W 229 370 1946 George Evans 9-2-0 ^ 4-0 207 99 2008 Jerry Kill 6-7-0 ^ 5-3/4th-W 314 234 1947 George Evans 4-3-3 ^ 2-1-1 131 97 2009 Jerry Kill 7-6-0 ^ 5-3/2nd-W 372 281 1948 George Evans 6-4-0 2-2 175 147 2010 Jerry Kill* 10-3-0 $ 8-0/1st-W 532 265 1949 George Evans 7-2-1 2-1-1 273 157 Tom Matukewicz 1-0-0 ^ 1950 George Evans 3-6-0 2-4 193 256 2011 Dave Doeren 11-3-0 $^ 7-1/1st-W 536 424 1951 George Evans 9-0-0 6-0/1st 223 101 2012 Dave Doeren* 12-1-0 $ 8-0/1st-W 540 278 1952 George Evans 3-6-0 2-4 110 194 Rod Carey 0-1-0 ^ 1953 George Evans 1-8-0 1-5 74 255 2013 Rod Carey 12-2 $^ 8-0/1st-W 555 351 1954 George Evans 2-7-0 1-5 79 187 2014 Rod Carey 11-3 $^ 7-1/t-1st-W 441 359 1955 Robert Kahler 0-8-1 0-5-1 31 233 113-Year Totals 558-470-51 .541 1956 Howard Fletcher 1-8-0 0-6 46 188 1957 Howard Fletcher 2-7-0 1-5 132 268 1958 Howard Fletcher 4-5-0 2-4 184 184 Conference Afﬁ liations: Little 19 (1922-25, 1928-1946); IIAC (1947-1965); 1959 Howard Fletcher 7-2-0 4-2/t-2nd 246 124 MAC (1975-1985, 1997-present); Big West (1993-95); Independent (1996). 1960 Howard Fletcher 7-2-0 4-2/3rd 217 126 1961 Howard Fletcher 4-4-1 3-2-1/t-4th 159 129 1962 Howard Fletcher 8-2-0 ^ 3-1/2nd 274 87 x denotes incomplete season results; Bold indicates college division champion; ^ indicates 1963 Howard Fletcher 10-0-0 ^ 4-0/1st 337 97 bowl game result included; $ indicates MAC Championship game result included; 1964 Howard Fletcher 7-2-0 3-1/t-1st 190 131 *Did not coach bowl game. www.NIUHuskies.com 181 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY yeaR-BY-YEAR SCORES

Year-by-Year Scores Note 1907: 1-4-1 *1899 and 1900 season scores not available; DIxie Fleager Captain: None Results include complete records for 1904 | 1 Season Oct. 26 L 0 Illinois State 16 each season and listed scores indicate Nov. 16 T 0 @ Wisconsin-Platteville 0 competition against intercollegiate 5-0-0 (1.000) opposition only. Scores of games involving 1908: 1-5-1 other competition such as NIU Alumni All- 1904: 5-0-0 Captain: Irwin Madden Star and semi-pro teams, military bases, high Captain: Alvin Farr Oct. 3 L 0 @ Dubuque 16 Oct. 8 W 28 Sterling 0 schools, etc., are not listed but are included 1909: 2-6-0 in the season and coaching records. Oct. 22 W 11 UW-Platteville 6 Nov. 12 W 15 @ Western Illinois 0 Captain: None Nov. 24 W 12 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater 11 Nov. 10 W 35 Dixon 0 John L. Keith Nov. 13 L 6 @ German Pres. Sem. 34 Nov. 20 L 11 Sterling 30 1899-1903 | 5 Seasons Harry Sauthoff 17-7-5 (.672) 1905 | 1 Season William W. Wirtz *1899: 1-0-2 3-1-1 (.700) 1910-16 | 7 Season 33-17-9 (.636) *1900: 2-2-2 1905: 3-1-1 Captain: None 1910: 4-2-1 1901: 6-1-0 Oct. 14 W 15 Sterling 0 Captain: None Captain: Henry Hausen Oct. 28 L 0 @ Wisconsin-Platteville 12 Nov. 12 L 3 @ Dixon 23 Nov. 2 W 10 North Central 0 Nov. 16 W 17 @ North Central 6 1911: 8-1-2 Nov. 28 L 0 Wisconsin-Whitewater 12 Nelson A. Kellogg Captain: James Sawyer Season scores are incomplete Sept. 30 L 0 @ Beloit 42 1906-09 | 4 Seasons Oct. 21 W 21 @ Dixon 7 1902: 5-1-1 8-17-3 (.339) Oct. 28 W 15 Dixon 10 Captain: Sanford Givens Nov. 15 W 10 Eastern Illinois 0 1906: 4-2-1 1912: 3-5-0 Nov. 27 L 5 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater 16 Captain: Warren Madden Captain: William Baker Season scores are incomplete Oct. 6 L 0 @ Beloit 12 Sept. 28 L 0 @ Beloit 65 Oct. 27 W 10 @ Belvidere 0 Oct. 19 W 114 Wheaton 7 1903: 3-3-0 Nov. 10 W 12 Wisconsin-Platteville 0 Oct. 26 L 7 @ Dixon 37 Captains: Floyd Ritzman, Donald Kays Nov. 17 W 10 Belvidere 0 Oct. 24 L 0 @ Wisconsin-Platteville 12 Nov. 24 W 6 @ Illinois State 5 1913: 3-3-3 Nov. 7 W 23 Western Illinois 0 Captain: Jesse Donyes Nov. 14 L 0 @ Eastern Illinois 29 Oct. 4 L 0 @ Beloit 115 Nov. 21 W 15 Belvidere 0 Nov. 15 W 12 Aurora 9 Nov. 22 L 0 @ North Central 66 NIU Career Coaching Victory List 1914: 7-0-1 Name Year(s) G W L T Pct. Captain: Kennard Seyller 1. George “Chick” Evans 1929-54 222 132 70 20 .640 Oct. 3 W 7 @ Wheaton 3 2. Howard Fletcher 1956-68 123 74 48 1 .606 Oct. 10 W 38 Mt. Morris 0 3. Joe Novak 1996-2007 139 63 76 0 .453 Oct. 17 W 14 @ Aurora 7 4. William W. Wirtz 1910-16 59 33 17 9 .636 Oct. 24 W 29 Wheaton 3 Jerry Pettibone 1985-90 66 33 32 1 .508 6. Bill Mallory 1980-83 44 25 19 0 .568 Oct. 31 W 7 @ Mt. Morris 0 Jerry Ippoliti 1971-75 55 25 29 1 .464 Nov. 7 W 10 @ North Central 0 8. Dave Doeren 2011-12 27 23 4 0 .852 Nov. 21 T 0 Aurora 0 Rod Carey# 2013-14 29 23 6 0 .793 Jerry Kill 2008-10 39 23 16 0 .696 1915: 2-5-1 11. Charlie Sadler 1991-95 55 18 37 0 .327 Captain: Henry Barton 12. John L. Keith 1899-1903 29 17 7 5 .672 Oct. 9 W 25 North Central 14 13. Pat Culpepper 1976-79 44 14 29 1 .330 Oct. 16 L 3 @ Wheaton 37 14. William Muir 1923-25 23 11 9 3 .543 Oct. 23 L 0 @ St. Viator’s 96 15. Paul Harrison 1920-22 26 11 14 1 .442 Oct. 30 L 0 @ North Central 13 16. Nelson A. Kellogg 1906-09 28 8 17 3 .339 Nov. 13 W 41 Wheaton 0 17. Roland Cowell 1926-28 20 6 11 3 .375 Richard Urich 1969-70 20 6 14 0 .300 1916: 6-1-1 19. Dixie Fleager 1904 5 5 0 0 1.000 Captain: Paul Harrison 20. Lee Corso 1984 11 4 6 1 .409 Oct. 7 W 13 @ Wheaton 0 21. Harry Sauthoff 1905 5 3 1 1 .700 Oct. 14 W 16 North Central 0 22. Tom Matukewicz* 2010 1 1 0 0 1.000 Oct. 21 W 7 @ Lewis 0 23. Robert Kahler 1955 9 0 8 1 .056 Nov. 4 W 52 Chicago Teachers 0 Totals 1899-2014 1,079 558 470 51 .541 Nov. 11 W 7 @ North Central 6 *Interim head coach for 2010 Humanitarian Bowl; #interim head coach for 2013 Orange Bowl. Nov. 18 W 7 Wheaton 0

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1917-19 (No teams - World War I) 1925: 6-1-0, 4-0-0 (Little 19) 1930: 6-2-1, 3-1-1 (Little 19) Captain: Junior Hahn Captain: John McNamara Paul Harrison Sept. 25 W 6 St. Bede’s 0 Sept. 26 W 18 @ St. Viator’s 0 Oct. 10 W 13 @ North Central* 0 Oct. 4 W 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0 1920-22 | 3 Seasons Oct. 16 W 7 @ Milton 2 Oct. 11 W 35 @ Wheaton* 0 Oct. 24 W 8 Illinois State* 0 Oct. 18 W 13 @ Illinois College* 0 11-14-1 (.442) Oct. 31 L 0 Chicago YMCA 3 Oct. 25 L 0 @ Shurtleff* 7 Nov. 7 W 12 Mt. Morris* 0 Nov. 1 L 13 @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee 20 1920: 3-5-0 Nov. 14 W 6 @ Wheaton* 0 Nov. 7 W 19 Illinois State* 7 Captain: Crawford King Nov. 11 W 34 Crane J.C. 13 Oct. 2 L 14 Wheaton 16 Nov. 20 T 13 North Central* 13 Oct. 9 L 7 North Central 13 Roland Cowell Oct. 16 W 64 Mt. Morris 0 1931: 5-3-0, 4-2-0 (Little 19) Oct. 23 W 12 @ Mt. Morris 0 1926-1928 | 3 Seasons Captain: Vernon Sutﬁ n Oct. 30 L 0 @ Cornell 3 6-11-3 (.375) Sept. 26 L 0 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater 25 Nov. 6 L 7 @ Wheaton 16 Oct. 3 W 12 @ Illinois State* 0 Nov. 11 L 7 St. Viator’s 32 1926: 5-1-1 Oct. 10 W 19 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 Oct. 17 W 7 Illinois College* 6 1921: 3-5-0 Captain: Wesley Cocidine Oct. 2 W 9 American College of PE 0 Oct. 31 W 6 St. Viator’s* 0 Captain: Allan Newman Nov. 7 L 6 @ North Central* 19 Oct. 8 L 0 Millikin 63 Oct. 9 T 7 @ St. Bede’s 7 Oct. 23 L 0 @ Dubuque 19 Nov. 14 W 20 Wheaton* 0 Oct. 15 L 0 @ Bradley 41 Nov. 21 L 6 @ Southern Illinois* l7 Oct. 22 W 64 Mt. Morris 9 Oct. 30 W 32 Elmhurst 0 Nov. 6 W 14 Wisconsin-Platteville 0 Oct. 29 L 10 @ St. Viator’s 19 1932: 4-2-1, 2-2-1 (Little 19) Nov. 5 W 91 Elmhurst 10 Nov. 13 W 3 Indiana State 0 Nov. 20 W 6 Crane J.C. 0 Captain: Byron Kaiser Nov. 11 L 0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 26 Oct. 1 L 7 Illinois State* 8 Nov. 19 L 7 @ Wheaton 10 1927: 1-4-1 Oct. 8 L 0 @ Eureka* 7 Oct. 15 T 0 Southern Illinois* 0 1922: 5-4-1, 3-1-1 (Little 19) Captains: Howard Larson, Ivan Nicholas Oct. 8 L 6 @ Eastern Michigan 25 Oct. 22 W 31 @ Crane J.C. 6 Captain: Leo Conahan Oct. 29 W 25 Wisconsin-Platteville 6 Sept. 23 W 48 Elmhurst 0 Oct. 15 W 12 @ Valparaiso 2 Oct. 21 L 13 Chicago YMCA 18 Nov. 4 W 7 North Central* 0 Sept. 30 L 0 @ Beloit 34 Nov. 12 W 6 @ Wheaton* 0 Oct. 7 W 6 @ North Central* 0 Nov. 5 L 6 Northern Iowa 20 Oct. 14 L 6 Wisconsin-Whitewater 19 Nov. 11 T 0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0 Nov. 19 L 12 @ Indiana State 27 1933: 5-4-0, 4-3-0 (Little 19) Oct. 21 W 13 @ Mt. Morris* 7 Captain: Art Court, Jack Mustapha Oct. 28 L 0 @ Millikin* 15 Sept. 31 L 7 @ Illinois State* 19 Nov. 4 W 21 Wisconsin-Platteville 7 1928: 0-6-1, 0-2-1 (Little 19) Oct. 7 W 12 Eureka* 0 Nov. 11 T 0 @ Illinois State* 0 Captain: Leslie Hedberg Oct. 14 L 0 @ Gary J.C. 7 Nov. 17 L 6 @ UW-Milwaukee* 12 Oct. 6 L 0 Illinois State* 10 Oct. 21 W 12 Eastern Illinois* 6 Nov. 25 W 38 Wheaton* 0 Oct. 13 L 6 @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee 16 Oct. 20 L 6 Valparaiso 12 Oct. 27 W 40 Wisconsin-Platteville 0 Oct. 27 L 0 @ Northern Iowa 39 Nov. 4 L 0 @ Millikin* 7 William muir Nov. 3 L 0 Eastern Michigan 43 Nov. 10 W 25 Wheaton* 0 Nov. 10 L 0 @ Mt. Morris* 19 Nov. 18 W 17 Elmhurst* 6 1923-25 | 3 Seasons Nov. 17 T 0 @ Wheaton* 0 Nov. 25 L 0 @ Southern Illinois* 13 11-9-3 (.543) 1934: 5-1-2, 4-1-2 (Little 19) 1923: 1-4-3, 0-2-3 (Little 19) George Evans Captain: Russ Erb Captain: Elmer Kujala Oct. 6 W 24 @ Eureka* 0 Oct. 13 T 6 Illinois Wesleyan* 6 Sept. 22 W 40 Elmhurst 0 1929-54 | 26 Seasons Sept. 29 L 7 @ Beloit 33 Oct. 20 W 7 @ Wheaton* 6 Oct. 6 L 0 @ Wisc.-Whitewater 28 132-70-20 (.640) Oct. 27 L 0 Southern Illinois* 6 Oct. 13 T 0 Illinois State* 0 Nov. 3 T 0 Illinois State* 0 Oct. 26 L 0 @ Eureka* 28 1929: 6-1-1, 3-1-1 (Little 19) Nov. 10 W 40 @ Elmhurst* 12 Nov. 9 L 6 @ Lombard* 62 Nov. 17 W 14 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0 Captain: Leland Strombom Nov. 24 W 18 @ Eastern Illinois* 12 Nov. 16 T 13 Mt. Morris* 13 Sept. 28 W 12 LaSalle-Peru J.C. 0 Nov. 24 T 7 @ Wheaton* 7 Oct. 5 T 6 @ North Central* 6 1935: 7-1-1, 5-1-1 (Little 19) Oct. 12 W 14 @ Elmhurst 0 Captains: Reino Nori, William Howard 1924: 4-4-0, 1-3-0 (Little 19) Oct. 19 W 26 Mt. Morris* 0 Captain: Pete Ball Sept. 28 W 27 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater 0 Oct. 26 L 0 @ Shurtleff* 6 Oct. 5 T 0 @ Illinois State* 0 Oct. 4 W 45 Elmhurst 0 Nov. 2 W 34 @ Valparaiso 0 Oct. 9 W 17 Milton 7 Oct. 12 W 27 St. Viator’s* 0 Nov. 9 W 12 @ Illinois State* 6 Oct. 19 W 34 Chicago City College 0 Oct. 18 L 6 @ DePaul 9 Nov. 15 W 20 Wheaton* 6 Oct. 25 L 6 @ Illinois State* 9 Oct. 26 W 28 @ Southern Illinois* 0 Nov. 1 L 0 @ Mt. Morris* 37 Nov. 1 W 18 Wheaton* 13 Nov. 8 W 42 @ St. Joseph’s 0 Nov. 9 L 0 @ Illinois Wesleyan* 7 Nov. 15 W 33 Wheaton* 14 Nov. 16 W 18 Eureka* 0 Nov. 22 L 7 Eureka* 9 Nov. 23 W 49 Eastern Illinois* 0

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1936: 4-3-1, 3-2-1 (Little 19) 1942: 4-1-2, 2-0-2 (Little 19) 1948: 5-4-0, 2-2-0 (IIAC) Captains: William Walters, Karl Hein Captain: John Farney Captain: Robert Walker Sept. 26 L 0 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 Sept. 26 W 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0 Sept. 24 W 30 @ Washburn 26 Oct. 3 W 7 Elmhurst* 0 Oct. 10 T 14 Western Illinois* 14 Oct. 1 L 13 St. Ambrose 16 Oct. 10 W 14 Southern Illinois* 2 Oct. 17 L 0 @ Ball State 14 Oct. 9 L 12 Illinois State* 14 Oct. 17 W 19 @ Wheaton* 0 Oct. 24 W 7 @ Wisc.-Stevens Point 0 Oct. 16 L 6 @ Eastern Illinois* 15 Oct. 24 W 14 @ Wisc.-Stevens Point 12 Oct. 31 W 34 Southern Illinois* 7 Oct. 23 W 25 Southern Illinois* 7 Oct. 31 T 6 @ Illinois State* 6 Nov. 11 T 6 @ Illinois State* 6 Oct. 29 W 10 @ Eastern Michigan 7 Nov. 7 L 0 Illinois Wesleyan* 19 Nov. 14 W 1 Eastern Illinois (Forfeit)* 0 Nov. 5 W 18 @ Western Illinois* 0 Nov. 14 L 0 @ St. Viator’s* 13 Nov. 13 W 28 Wisc.-Stevens Point 13 1943: 4-1-1, 1-0-0 (Little 19) Nov. 19 L 7 @ Eastern Kentucky 32 1937: 3-2-3, 3-2-1 (Little 19) Captains: Sievert Block, Wayne Cook Captains: Louis DeRango, Joseph Rockenbach Oct. 9 T 0 Wheaton 0 1949: 6-2-1, 2-1-1 (IIAC) Sept. 25 T 0 @ Wisc.-Whitewater 0 Oct. 16 W 33 @ Western Illinois* 14 Captain: Robert Fowlie Oct. 2 T 7 @ Elmhurst* 7 Oct. 23 W 39 Wilson J.C. 12 Sept. 23 W 40 Washburn 27 Oct. 9 L 2 Illinois State* 14 Oct. 30 L 13 @ Wheaton 20 Oct. 1 W 27 @ Nebraska-Omaha 8 Oct. 16 W 7 Wheaton* 0 Nov. 6 W 12 Concordia 0 Oct. 8 W 39 Eastern Michigan 14 Oct. 30 W 24 @ Eastern Illinois* 6 Nov. 13 W 20 Elmhurst 7 Oct. 15 L 6 Western Illinois* 27 Nov. 6 L 0 @ Illinois Wesleyan* 7 Oct. 22 W 47 @ Illinois Wesleyan 25 Nov. 12 T 6 Wisc.-Stevens Point 6 1944: 7-0-0, 3-0-0 (1st, Little 19) Oct. 29 W 20 @ Southern Illinois* 7 Nov. 20 W 7 @ Southern Illinois* 0 Captain: Henry Leskovec Nov. 5 T 14 @ Illinois State* 14 Sept. 30 W 6 @ Elmhurst 0 Nov. 12 W 40 Eastern Illinois* 14 1938: 6-1-1, 4-0-0 (1st, Little 19) Oct. 7 W 25 Eastern Illinois* 6 Nov. 18 L 19 Kent State 21 Captain: Curtis Larsen Oct. 14 W 25 Elmhurst 12 Oct. 1 W 7 Eastern Illinois* 0 Oct. 21 W 13 @ Western Illinois* 6 1950: 3-6-0, 2-4-0 (IIAC) Oct. 8 W 26 Southern Illinois* 0 Oct. 28 W 12 @ Concordia 6 Captain: Eugene Duda Oct. 15 W 18 @ Wheaton 6 Nov. 4 W 19 Wheaton 6 Sept. 23 L 13 @ Western Michigan 40 Oct. 22 T 6 @ Dubuque 6 Nov. 10 W 13 @ Southern Illinois* 12 Sept. 30 W 27 Nebraska-Omaha 25 Oct. 29 W 28 Mankato State 6 Oct. 7 W 35 @ Eastern Michigan* 13 Nov. 4 W 39 Elmhurst* 0 1945: 4-3-0, 2-2-0 (Little 19) Oct. 14 W 44 Southern Illinois* 20 Nov. 12 W 2 @ Illinois State* 0 Captains: Al Hodous, Richard Piatt Oct. 21 L 27 @ Western Illinois* 28 Nov. 24 L 7 @ Northeast Louisiana 15 Oct. 6 W 7 @ Wheaton 0 Oct. 27 L 7 @ Kent State 56 Oct. 13 W 13 Western Illinois* 6 Nov. 3 L 14 Central Michigan* 26 1939: 5-2-1, 3-1-0 (Little 19) Oct. 20 L 0 @ Illinois Wesleyan 13 Nov. 11 L 12 Illinois State* 13 Captains: John Young, Paul Blair Oct. 27 L 7 @ Illinois State* 19 Nov. 18 L 13 @ Eastern Illinois* 34 Sept. 30 L 0 @ Central Michigan 6 Nov. 3 W 59 Elmhurst 0 Oct. 7 W 13 @ Elmhurst* 0 Nov. 10 W 13 Southern Illinois* 7 1951: 9-0-0, 6-0-0 (1st, IIAC) Oct. 14 W 19 Wheaton 7 Nov. 17 L 14 @ Eastern Illinois* 19 Captains: George Acker, Frank Bieber Oct. 21 W 20 Dubuque 12 Sept. 22 W 20 @ Wisc.-Whitewater 7 Oct. 28 T 0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0 1946: 8-2-0, 4-0-0 (1st, Little 19) Sept. 29 W 21 @ Eastern Illinois* 7 Nov. 4 W 13 @ Southern Illinois* 0 Captain: Robert Dufﬁ eld Oct. 6 W 14 @ Southern Illinois* 7 Nov. 11 L 7 Illinois State* 13 Sept. 28 W 49 @ Elmhurst 6 Oct. 13 W 35 Eastern Michigan* 21 Nov. 18 W 22 @ Eastern Illinois* 6 Oct. 4 W 26 Eastern Illinois* 0 Oct. 20 W 39 Illinois State* 13 Oct. 12 W 20 Wheaton 0 Oct. 27 W 21 Nebraska-Peru 0 1940: 6-3-0, 2-2-0 (Little 19) Oct. 19 W 20 Illinois Wesleyan 0 Nov. 2 W 26 @ Central Michigan* 13 Captain: Sam Smith Oct. 25 L 7 @ Central Michigan 58 Nov. 10 W 20 Western Illinois* 7 Sept. 28 W 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater 6 Nov. 2 W 14 @ Western Illinois* 13 Nov. 17 W 27 @ Nebraska-Omaha 26 Oct. 5 L 0 @ Eastern Kentucky 35 Nov. 9 W 14 Illinois State* 3 Oct. 12 W 9 Central Michigan 6 Nov. 16 W 10 @ Southern Illinois* 0 1952: 3-6-0, 2-4-0 (IIAC) Oct. 19 W 21 @ Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7 Nov. 23 W 20 @ Millikin 0 Captain: Selected each game Oct. 26 W 12 @ Wheaton 6 Turkey Bowl (Evansville, Ind.) Sept. 20 L 7 @ Lewis 12 Nov. 2 W 20 Southern Illinois* 6 Nov. 28 L 7 @ Evansville 19 Sept. 27 L 7 Central Michigan* 56 Nov. 9 L 14 @ Illinois State* 26 Oct. 4 L 6 @ Beloit 28 Nov. 16 L 0 Eastern Illinois* 12 1947: 4-3-2, 2-1-1 (IIAC) Oct. 11 W 21 Southern Illinois* 7 Nov. 21 W 32 Western Illinois* 12 Captain: Larry Brink Oct. 18 L 7 @ Eastern Michigan* 19 Sept. 26 L 7 @ St. Ambrose 20 Oct. 25 W 28 @ Illinois State* 20 1941: 7-1-1, 3-1-0 (Little 19) Oct. 3 T 6 Central Michigan 6 Nov. 1 W 20 Nebraska-Omaha 6 Captain: Fred Spear Oct. 11 W 21 Eastern Michigan 6 Nov. 15 L 14 @ Western Illinois* 39 Sept. 27 W 14 @ Wisc.-Whitewater 0 Oct. 18 T 7 @ Illinois State* 7 Nov. 22 L 0 Eastern Illinois* 7 Oct. 4 T 6 Ball State 6 Oct. 25 L 0 @ Southern Illinois* 20 Oct. 11 W 6 Illinois State* 0 Nov. 1 W 33 Western Illinois* 0 Oct. 18 W 24 Wheaton 0 Nov. 8 W 25 Eastern Illinois* 6 Oct. 25 W 33 @ Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6 Nov. 22 W 26 Millikin 6 Nov. 1 L 7 @ Southern Illinois* 13 Nov. 8 W 32 Wisc.-Stevens Point 12 Refrigerator Bowl (Evansville, Ind.) 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1953: 1-8-0, 1-5-0 (IIAC) 1957: 2-7-0, 1-5-0 (IIAC) 1962: 8-2-0, 3-1-0 (2nd, IIAC) Captain: Len Jacobson Captain: Larry Leadley Captain: Michael Henigan Sept. 16 L 6 @ Lewis 12 Sept. 21 L 7 Wheaton 25 Sept. 15 W 17 @ Wisc.-Whitewater 0 Oct. 3 L 7 @ Beloit 31 Sept. 28 W 19 @ Beloit 12 Sept. 22 W 27 Winona State 0 Oct. 10 L 14 @ Southern Illinois* 27 Oct. 5 W 27 @ Eastern Illinois* 20 Sept. 29 W 37 Northeast Missouri State 8 Oct. 17 L 14 Eastern Michigan* 20 Oct. 12 L 13 Western Illinois* 33 Oct. 6 W 13 @ Nebraska-Omaha 7 Oct. 24 L 0 Illinois State* 39 Oct. 19 L 13 @ Central Michigan* 52 Oct. 13 W 21 Eastern Illinois* 0 Oct. 31 L 14 @ Nebraska-Omaha 47 Oct. 26 L 7 Illinois State* 13 Oct. 20 W 14 @ Western Illinois* 0 Nov. 6 L 0 @ Central Michigan* 46 Nov. 2 L 20 Eastern Michigan* 54 Oct. 27 L 27 Central Michigan* 35 Nov. 14 L 0 Western Illinois* 27 Nov. 9 L 7 @ Nebraska-Omaha 14 Nov. 3 W 48 @ Illinois State* 7 Nov. 21 W 19 @ Eastern Illinois* 6 Nov. 16 L 19 @ Southern Illinois* 45 Nov. 10 W 50 Wisconsin-La Crosse 7 Mineral Water Bowl (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) 1954: 2-7-0, 1-5-0 (IIAC) 1958: 4-5-0, 2-4-0 (IIAC) Nov. 24 L 20 vs. Adams State 23 Captain: John Smith Captains: Ronald Hansen, Richard Stilling Sept. 25 L 8 @ Wheaton 13 Sept. 20 L 20 @ Wheaton 40 1963: 10-0-0, 4-0-0 (1st, IIAC) Oct. 2 W 18 @ Beloit 0 Sept. 27 W 27 Beloit 6 Oct. 9 W 24 Southern Illinois* 7 Oct. 4 W 24 Eastern Illinois* 12 NCAA College Division Champions Oct. 16 L 0 @ Eastern Michigan* 34 Oct. 11 L 7 @ Western Illinois* 38 Captains: Michael Henigan, George Bork Oct. 23 L 6 @ Illinois State* 19 Oct. 18 L 23 Central Michigan* 33 Sept. 14 W 55 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 Oct. 30 L 7 Nebraska-Omaha 26 Oct. 25 L 18 @ Illinois State* 33 Sept. 21 W 61 @ Winona State 0 Nov. 6 L 7 Central Michigan* 46 Nov. 1 L 7 @ Eastern Michigan* 15 Sept. 28 W 21 @ NE Missouri State 12 Nov. 13 L 0 @ Western Illinois* 14 Nov. 8 W 41 Nebraska-Omaha 0 Oct. 5 W 18 Nebraska-Omaha 7 Nov. 20 L 9 Eastern Illinois* 28 Nov. 15 W 17 Southern Illinois* 7 Oct. 12 W 19 Hillsdale 13 Oct. 19 W 43 Illinois State* 0 1959: 7-2-0, 4-2-0 (t-2nd, IIAC) Oct. 26 W 43 @ Eastern Illinois* 0 robert kahler Captains: Wayne Dannehl, Dale Berman Nov. 2 W 29 Western Illinois* 22 Nov. 9 W 27 @ Central Michigan* 22 1955 | 1 Season Sept. 19 W 35 Wheaton 8 Sept. 26 W 26 @ North Central 7 Mineral Water Bowl (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) 0-8-1 (.056) Oct. 3 W 20 @ Southern Illinois* 15 Nov. 30 W 21 vs. Southwest Missouri St. 14 Oct. 10 W 38 @ Eastern Illinois* 6 1955: 0-8-1, 0-5-1 (IIAC) Oct. 17 L 13 Western Illinois* 18 1964: 7-2-0, 3-1-0 (t-1st, IIAC) Captain: Ed Bauer Oct. 24 L 7 @ Central Michigan* 29 Captains: Jack Dean, Lynn McCann Sept. 24 L 0 @ Wheaton 12 Oct. 31 W 40 Illinois State* 14 Sept. 19 W 32 @ Wisc.-Whitewater 13 Oct. 1 T 7 Illinois State* 7 Nov. 7 W 34 Eastern Michigan* 0 Sept. 26 L 20 @ Nebraska-Omaha 26 Oct. 8 L 0 @ Central Michigan* 61 Nov. 14 W 33 @ Hillsdale 27 Oct. 3 W 29 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 18 Oct. 15 L 0 Bradley 40 Oct. 10 W 20 @ Illinois State* 14 Oct. 22 L 6 Western Illinois* 39 1960: 7-2-0, 4-2-0 (3rd, IIAC) Oct. 17 W 14 Bradley 3 Oct. 29 L 12 @ Nebraska-Omaha 27 Captains: Robert Seamans, Derril Corbett Oct. 24 W 35 Eastern Illinois* 14 Nov. 5 L 0 @ Eastern Illinois* 14 Sept. 17 W 26 North Central 6 Oct. 31 L 7 @ Western Illinois* 20 Nov. 12 L 6 Eastern Michigan* 13 Sept. 24 W 21 @ Wheaton 8 Nov. 7 W 19 Central Michigan* 14 Nov. 19 L 0 @ Southern Illinois* 20 Oct. 1 L 20 Southern Illinois* 21 Nov. 14 W 14 Northern Iowa 9 Oct. 8 W 28 Eastern Illinois* 20 Oct. 15 L 19 @ Western Illinois* 30 1965: 9-1-0, 4-0-0 (1st, IIAC) howard fletcher Oct. 22 W 36 Central Michigan* 15 Captains: Ron Christian, Terry Henigan Oct. 29 W 20 @ Illinois State* 0 Sept. 18 W 28 Wisc.-Whitewater 14 1956-68 | 13 Seasons Nov. 5 W 19 @ Eastern Michigan* 0 Sept. 25 W 28 Nebraska-Omaha 13 Nov. 12 W 28 Wisconsin-La Crosse 26 Oct. 2 W 19 @ Central Michigan* 14 74-48-1 (.606) Oct. 9 W 22 Northeast Missouri St. 20 1961: 4-4-1, 3-2-1 (t-4th, IIAC) Oct. 16 W 27 @ Bradley 7 Captains: Marv Baker, Tom Beck Oct. 23 W 38 @ Wisc.-Milwaukee 12 1956: 1-8-0, 0-6-0 (IIAC) Oct. 30 W 20 @ Eastern Illinois* 11 Captains: Dan Biddick, Tom Skubich Sept. 16 W 49 NW Missouri State 0 Sept. 23 L 2 Wheaton 7 Nov. 6 W 48 Illinois State* 6 Sept. 22 W 7 @ Wheaton 6 Nov. 13 W 40 Western Illinois* 13 Sept. 29 L 0 @ Illinois State* 3 Sept. 29 L 13 @ NE Missouri State 28 Oct. 6 L 0 Central Michigan* 41 Oct. 7 L 6 @ Southern Illinois* 35 Mineral Water Bowl (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) 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1967: 5-5-0 Captains: Jack Frost, Eugene Johnston Sept. 16 W 24 @ Butler 7 Sept. 23 L 0 @ Kent State 35 Sept. 30 W 34 Indiana State 0 Oct. 7 W 28 Ball State 14 Oct. 14 W 29 @ Bradley 12 Oct. 21 L 6 San Diego State 47 Oct. 28 W 24 Hillsdale 14 Nov. 4 L 10 West Texas State 17 Nov. 11 L 0 @ Toledo 35 Nov. 18 L 7 @ Bowling Green 17 1968: 2-8-0 Captains: John Spilis, James Faggetti Sept. 14 W 40 @ Ball State 20 Sept. 20 L 21 @ San Diego State 40 Sept. 28 L 13 North Dakota State 31 Oct. 5 L 7 @ Indiana State 19 Oct. 12 L 14 Northern Arizona 43 Oct. 19 L 20 Xavier (OH) 24 1958: Howard Fletcher is carrried off the ﬁ eld after his Huskies upset Southern Illinois. Oct. 26 L 13 New Mexico State 27 Nov. 9 L 7 Buffalo 20 Nov. 16 W 7 Bowling Green 6 Jerry Ippoliti 1973: 6-5-0 Nov. 23 L 12 @ #16Ohio 28 Captains: Mark Kellar, Don Martin, Rich Marks, Dan Adams 1971-75 | 5 Seasons Sept. 8 W 42 Indiana State 24 25-29-1 (.464) Sept. 15 W 34 Southern Illinois 28 The Major College Years Sept. 22 L 14 @ Western Michigan 28 Sept. 29 W 21 @ West Texas State 14 (1969-Present) 1971: 5-5-1 Oct. 6 W 24 @ Fresno State 15 Captains: Jim Montgomery, Leo Hudetz, Oct. 13 L 36 Marshall 39 Steve Goehl, Terry Drugan Oct. 20 W 45 Ball State 17 richard urich Sept. 11 L 0 @ Wisconsin 31 Oct. 27 W 28 @ Illinois State 14 Sept. 18 W 48 Long Beach State 38 Nov. 3 L 27 Western Illinois 30 1969-70 | 2 Seasons Sept. 25 L 17 @ Western Michigan 27 Nov. 10 L 36 @ Xavier (OH) 40 Oct. 2 L 10 @ San Diego State 30 Nov. 17 L 20 @ Bowling Green 21 6-14 (.300) Oct. 9 W 37 Marshall 18 Oct. 16 W 22 @ West Texas State 19 1974: 4-7-0 Oct. 23 T 10 Ball State 10 Captains: Jerry Golsteyn, Tom Plesha 1969: 3-7-0 Oct. 30 W 26 @ Kent State 7 Sept. 7 L 16 @ McNeese State 19 #14 Captains: James Patterson, Bruce Bray Nov. 6 L 8 Toledo 23 Sept. 14 W 16 Long Beach State 14 Sept. 13 L 0 @ North Dakota State 28 Nov. 13 L 10 @ Boston College 20 Sept. 21 L 13 Western Michigan 30 Sept. 20 W 47 Idaho 30 Nov. 20 W 14 Xavier (OH) 9 Sept. 28 L 14 Indiana State 23 Sept. 27 L 7 @ West Texas State 22 Oct. 5 L 14 @ Ohio 31 Oct. 4 W 18 @ Marshall 17 1972: 7-4-0 Oct. 12 W 20 @ Marshall 17 Oct. 11 L 12 Western Kentucky 14 Captains: Larry Clark, Terry Drugan Oct. 19 W 17 @ Southern Illinois 7 Oct. 18 L 24 @ Dayton 56 Sept. 9 W 21 Illinois State 7 Oct. 26 L 14 Illinois State 24 Oct. 25 W 17 Ball State 13 Sept. 16 L 7 @ Wisconsin 31 Nov. 2 L 14 @ Toledo 44 Nov. 8 L 21 Toledo 35 Sept. 23 L 10 Western Michigan 14 Nov. 9 L 21 @ Ball State 31 Nov. 15 L 22 Western Michigan 31 Sept. 30 W 24 @ Marshall 7 Nov. 16 W 27 Idaho 21 Nov. 22 L 23 @ Bowling Green 38 Oct. 7 W 20 Xavier (OH) 7 Oct. 14 L 13 @ Idaho 31 1975: 3-8-0, 2-3-0 (7th, MAC) 1970: 3-7-0 Oct. 21 W 17 West Texas State 8 Captains: Jerry Golsteyn, Tim Peters, Captains: Mike Batina, Dan DeVito, Oct. 28 W 28 Kent State 7 Jerry Meyers, Bob Gregolunas John Lalonde, Phil Szukis Nov. 4 W 30 @ Toledo 7 Sept. 13 L 7 Long Beach State 24 Sept. 12 L 3 San Diego State 35 Nov. 11 L 6 Fresno State 9 Sept. 20 L 3 @ Northwestern 10 Sept. 19 L 6 Montana 30 Nov. 17 W 22 @ Long Beach State 13 Sept. 27 W 20 @ Western Michigan* 0 Sept. 26 W 18 @ Xavier (OH) 0 Oct. 4 W 38 Kent State* 15 Oct. 3 L 0 @ Miami (OH) 48 Oct. 11 L 10 @ Indiana State 21 Oct. 10 L 22 West Texas State 24 Oct. 18 W 52 Southern Illinois 12 Oct. 24 W 31 @ Ball State 14 Oct. 25 L 0 Ball State* 3 Oct. 31 L 20 Dayton 21 #14 Nov. 1 L 10 @ Illinois State 27 Nov. 7 L 7 @ Toledo 45 Nov. 8 L 22 Toledo* 24 Nov. 14 L 18 @ Western Michigan 38 Nov. 15 L 7 @ Central Michigan* 69 Nov. 21 W 43 Buffalo 26 Nov. 22 L 24 @ Idaho 25

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pat culpepper Bill Mallory Lee Corso 1976-79 | 4 Seasons 1980-83 | 4 Seasons 1984 | 1 Season 14-29-1 (.330) 25-19 (.568) 4-6-1 (.409)

1976: 1-10-0, 0-6-0 1980: 7-4-0, 4-3-0 1984: 4-6-1, 3-5-1 (5th, MAC) (10th, MAC) (t-3rd, MAC) Captains: Dan Feely, Lee Hicks Captains: Tim Dacy, Tim Miller, Captains: Mike Terna, Jim Hannula, Sept. 1 W 40 West Texas State 33 Don Palochko, Vince Smith Mike Pinckney, Jim Latanski Sept. 8 L 14 @ Wisconsin 27 Sept. 11 L 0 @ Wichita State 21 Sept. 5 W 16 @ Long Beach State 9 Sept. 22 W 24 Kent State* 10 Sept. 18 L 6 Western Michigan* 37 Sept. 13 L 17 Ball State* 18 Sept. 29 L 14 Ball State* 15 Sept. 25 L 0 @ Long Beach State 37 Sept. 20 L 6 Western Michigan* 35 Oct. 6 W 20 @ Western Michigan* 15 Oct. 9 L 10 @ Indiana State 28 Sept. 27 W 22 @ Ohio* 21 Oct. 13 T 10 Eastern Michigan* 10 Oct. 16 W 7 Illinois State 3 Oct. 4 W 20 @ Southern Illinois 17 Oct. 20 L 6 @ Bowling Green* 28 Oct. 23 L 0 @ Southern Illinois 54 Oct. 11 L 18 Illinois State 28 Oct. 27 L 7 Miami (OH)* 20 Oct. 30 L 7 Ball State* 33 Oct. 18 W 21 Central Michigan* 0 Nov. 3 W 8 Central Michigan* 7 Nov. 6 L 2 @ Toledo* 17 Oct. 25 W 17 @ Wichita State 14 Nov. 10 L 7 @ Toledo* 13 Nov. 13 L 9 Central Michigan* 31 Nov. 1 W 35 @ Kent State* 14 Nov. 17 L 3 @ Ohio* 10 Nov. 20 L 15 @ Ohio* 63 Nov. 8 L 6 @ Toledo* 13 Nov. 25 L 0 @ Kent State* 42 Nov. 15 W 38 Eastern Michigan* 6 Jerry Pettibone 1977: 3-8-0, 2-5-0 (8th, MAC) 1981: 3-8-0, 2-7-0 (9th, MAC) Captains: All seniors Captains: Mike Chelovich, John Gibbons, Pat O’Shea 1985-90 | 6 Seasons Sept. 3 L 2 Eastern Michigan* 25 Sept. 12 L 7 Long Beach State 17 33-32-1 (.508) Sept. 10 L 0 @ Louisville 38 Sept. 19 L 10 @ Central Michigan* 17 Sept. 17 L 3 @ #16Wisconsin 14 Sept. 26 W 40 Illinois State 7 Sept. 24 L 21 @ Western Michigan* 49 Oct. 3 L 0 @ Ball State* 23 1985: 4-7-0, 4-4-0 (5th, MAC) Oct. 1 L 7 @ Illinois State 16 Oct. 10 L 10 @ Kent State* 31 Captains: Tim Grifﬁ n, Scott Kellar, Curt Pardridge Oct. 8 L 21 Central Michigan* 25 Oct. 17 L 10 Bowling Green* 17 Sept. 7 W 17 Western Michigan* 0 Oct. 15 L 6 @ Ball State* 31 Oct. 24 W 30 @ Eastern Michigan* 7 Sept. 14 L 17 @ Wisconsin 38 Oct. 22 W 28 Southern Illinois 0 Oct. 31 L 12 Western Michigan* 23 Sept. 21 L 20 @ #4Iowa 48 Oct. 29 W 21 @ Kent State* 18 Nov. 7 W 38 Ohio* 14 Sept. 28 L 16 @ Northwestern 38 Nov. 5 L 9 Toledo* 27 Nov. 14 L 3 @ Miami (OH)* 30 Oct. 5 L 0 @ Ball State* 29 Nov. 19 W 20 Ohio* 6 Nov. 21 L 0 Toledo* 31 Oct. 19 W 16 Toledo* 3 Oct. 26 L 15 @ Miami (OH)* 32 1978: 5-6-0, 2-4-0 (7th, MAC) 1982: 5-5-0, 5-4-0 (t-5th, MAC) Nov. 2 L 14 Bowling Green* 34 Captains: All seniors Captains: Larry Alleyne, Rich Barrent, Max Gill, Nov. 9 W 3 @ Eastern Michigan* 0 Sept. 16 L 30 Western Michigan* 44 Jim Keogh, Larry Tharp Nov. 16 W 35 Ohio* 7 Sept. 23 L 10 @ Northeast Louisiana 27 Sept. 4 L 3 @ Toledo* 9 Nov. 23 L 21 @ Central Michigan* 30 Sept. 30 W 49 Illinois State 21 Sept. 18 W 23 Kent State* 15 Oct. 7 L 19 @ Long Beach State 24 Sept. 25 L 6 @ Northwestern 31 1986: 2-9-0 Oct. 14 W 24 Western Illinois 20 Oct. 2 L 7 Ball State* 14 Captains: Doug Bartlett, Todd Peat Oct. 21 L 7 @ Central Michigan* 34 Oct. 16 L 18 @ Bowling Green* 20 Aug. 30 L 10 Ball State 20 Oct. 28 W 14 @ Southern Illinois 13 Oct. 23 W 10 Eastern Michigan* 0 Sept. 6 L 14 @ West Virginia 47 Nov. 4 W 27 Kent State* 21 Oct. 30 L 3 @ Western Michigan* 27 Sept. 13 L 20 @ Wisconsin 35 Nov. 11 L 16 @ Toledo* 35 Nov. 6 W 36 @ Ohio* 0 Sept. 20 L 3 @ #21Iowa 57 Nov. 18 L 13 Ball State* 31 Nov. 13 W 12 Miami (OH)* 7 Sept. 27 L 0 Western Illinois 10 Nov. 25 W 23 @ Ohio* 14 Nov. 20 W 19 Central Michigan* 13 Oct. 4 L 0 @ #1Miami (FL) 34 Oct. 18 L 28 @ Toledo 29 1979: 5-5-1, 3-3-1 (6th, MAC) 1983: 10-2-0, 8-1-0 (1st, MAC) Oct. 25 L 6 Miami (OH) 20 Captains: All seniors MAC & California Bowl Champions Nov. 1 W 16 @ Bowling Green 8 Sept. 15 W 21 East Tennessee State 14 Nov. 8 W 21 Eastern Michigan 14 Sept. 22 L 17 @ Western Michigan* 45 Captains: Scott Bolzan, Steve Hirsch, Jim Mukite Nov. 15 L 26 @ Ohio 34 Sept. 29 L 3 Long Beach State 9 Sept. 3 W 37 @ Kansas 34 Oct. 6 T 0 @ Eastern Michigan* 0 Sept. 10 L 9 @ Wisconsin 37 1987: 5-5-1 Oct. 13 L 11 @ Central Michigan* 31 Sept. 24 W 38 @ Kent State* 7 Captains: Ted Karamanos, Tony Savegnago Oct. 20 W 33 @ Illinois State 7 Oct. 1 W 27 @ Ball State* 14 Sept. 12 L 35 Lamar 39 Oct. 27 L 11 Southern Illinois 21 Oct. 8 W 27 Western Michigan* 3 Sept. 19 W 34 @ Western Michigan 14 Nov. 3 W 25 Kent State* 0 Oct. 15 W 34 @ Eastern Michigan 15 Sept. 26 T 16 @ Northwestern 16 Nov. 10 W 28 Toledo* 10 Oct. 22 W 24 Bowling Green* 23 Oct. 3 L 31 @ Eastern Michigan 32 Nov. 17 L 0 @ Ball State* 42 Oct. 29 W 17 @ Miami (OH)* 0 Oct. 10 W 41 Toledo 5 Nov. 24 W 28 Ohio* 27 Nov. 5 L 14 @ Central Michigan* 30 Oct. 17 W 27 Southwest Missouri St. 21 Nov. 12 W 26 Toledo* 10 Oct. 24 L 20 Cal State Fullerton 21 Nov. 19 W 41 Ohio* 17 Oct. 31 L 17 @ Ball State 42 Nov. 7 W 29 Western Illinois 14 California Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) 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1988: 7-4-0 1992: 5-6-0 Captains: Mike Hollingshed, Bob Montel, Captains: Brad Capes, Rob Wagner, Larry Wynn joe novak Marshall Taylor Sept. 5 L 14 @ Illinois 30 1996-2007 | 12 Seasons Sept. 3 W 7 Akron 6 Sept. 12 W 26 Illinois State 19 Sept. 10 W 14 Middle Tennessee St. 10 Sept. 19 W 31 @ Arkansas State 0 63-76 (.453) Sept. 17 W 19 @ Wisconsin 17 Sept. 26 L 17 @ Wisconsin 18 Sept. 24 L 20 @ Minnesota 31 Oct. 3 L 13 Middle Tennessee State 21 Oct. 1 W 17 Southwest Missouri St. 3 Oct. 10 W 23 Southern Mississippi 10 1996: 1-10 Oct. 8 L 20 @ Toledo 33 Oct. 24 W 27 Liberty 21 Captains: Mandel Hester, Mitch Jacoby Oct. 15 L 0 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 45 Oct. 31 L 7 @ Western Michigan 13 Aug. 31 L 6 @ Maryland 30 Oct. 22 W 10 @ Southern Illinois 9 Nov. 7 W 23 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 15 Sept. 7 L 0 Western Illinois 17 #6 Oct. 29 L 17 Ball State 18 Nov. 14 L 14 @ Army 21 Sept. 14 L 0 @ Penn State 49 Nov. 5 W 16 Western Illinois 6 Nov. 21 L 8 Toledo 25 Sept. 21 W 31 @ Arkansas State 30 Nov. 12 W 15 Western Michigan 7 Sept. 28 L 6 Texas-El Paso 37 1993: 4-7-0, 3-3-0 (5th, Big West) Oct. 5 L 21 North Texas 24 1989: 9-2-0 Captains: LeShon Johnson, Tim O’Brien, Oct. 19 L 3 @ Louisville 27 Captains: Ron Delisi, Joe Gucwa Raymond Roberts, Tony Smith Oct. 26 L 17 Akron 34 Sept. 2 W 26 Cal State Fullerton 17 Sept. 2 L 10 @ Iowa State 54 Nov. 2 L 14 Louisiana Tech 40 Sept. 9 L 17 @ #4Nebraska 48 Sept. 11 L 10 @ Indiana 28 Nov. 9 L 31 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 45 Sept. 23 W 37 @ Kansas State 20 Sept. 18 W 23 Arkansas State * 7 Nov. 16 L 28 @ Oregon State 67 Sept. 30 W 34 Western Illinois 27 Sept. 25 W 46 @ Nevada* 42 Oct. 7 W 29 Southern Illinois 24 Oct. 2 W 45 Southern Illinois 15 1997: 0-11, 0-8 (6th, MAC West) Oct. 14 L 21 @ Louisiana Tech 42 Oct. 9 L 17 @ New Mexico State* 24 Captains: Kent Booth, Jamie Macdonald, Steve Smith Oct. 21 W 42 UNLV 24 Oct. 16 W 21 Paciﬁ c* 16 Aug. 28 L 10 @ Central Michigan* 44 #21 Oct. 28 W 20 @ Temple 17 Oct. 23 L 19 Louisiana-Lafayette* 33 Sept. 6 L 7 Kansas State 47 Nov. 4 W 23 Louisiana-Lafayette 20 Oct. 30 L 16 @ Louisiana Tech* 17 Sept. 13 L 13 Western Michigan* 21 Nov. 11 W 39 Toledo 27 Nov. 6 L 20 @ Iowa 54 Sept. 20 L 14 @ North Carolina State 41 Nov. 18 W 56 @ Cincinnati 3 Nov. 13 L 0 @ Mississippi 44 Oct. 4 L 10 @ Bowling Green* 35 Oct. 11 L 7 Vanderbilt 17 1990: 6-5-0 1994: 4-7-0, 3-3-0 (t-5th, Big West) Oct. 18 L 14 @ Toledo* 41 Captains: Kevin Cassidy, Paul Rogan, Captain: Sean Allgood Oct. 25 L 14 Ball State* 21 Claude Royster Sept. 1 L 14 Oklahoma State 31 Nov. 1 L 30 Ohio* 35 Sept. 1 W 28 Eastern Illinois 17 Sept. 10 L 9 @ Louisiana-Lafayette* 29 Nov. 8 L 10 Eastern Michigan* 38 #7 Sept. 8 L 14 @ Nebraska 60 Sept. 17 L 10 @ Illinois 34 Nov. 15 L 0 @ Miami (OH)* 42 Sept. 15 L 14 @ Toledo 23 Sept. 24 W 49 Eastern Illinois 17 Sept. 22 W 42 Kansas State 35 Oct. 1 L 31 Nevada* 35 1998: 2-9, 2-6 (5th, MAC West) Sept. 29 L 7 @ Northwestern 24 Oct. 8 W 48 New Mexico State* 27 Captains: Perry Amoo, Orlando Bowen, Deon Mitchell Oct. 6 W 73 #24Fresno State 18 Sept. 3 L 23 @ Western Michigan* 37 Oct. 15 L 32 @ Paciﬁ c* 41 #5 Oct. 13 W 35 Arkansas State 0 Oct. 22 W 27 Louisiana Tech* 17 Sept. 12 L 7 @ Kansas State 73 Oct. 20 W 49 Murray State 7 Oct. 29 L 16 @ Vanderbilt 17 Sept. 19 L 10 Eastern Illinois 24 Nov. 3 W 31 @ Akron 28 Nov. 5 W 38 @ Arkansas State* 16 Oct. 3 L 13 @ Ball State* 18 Nov. 10 L 20 @ East Carolina 24 Nov. 12 L 27 @ Arkansas 30 Oct. 10 L 17 @ Central Florida 38 Nov. 17 L 20 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 24 Oct. 17 W 16 Central Michigan* 6 1995: 3-8-0, 3-3-0 (t-4th, Big West) Oct. 24 W 26 @ Eastern Michigan* 14 Captains: Derek Sholdice, Hollis Thomas Oct. 31 L 3 Toledo* 16 charlie sadler Aug. 31 L 13 @ Southern Mississippi 45 Nov. 7 L 10 Miami (OH)* 41 Nov. 14 L 12 @ Ohio* 28 1991-95 | 5 Seasons Sept. 9 L 21 Louisville 34 Sept. 16 W 18 @ San Jose State* 17 Nov. 21 L 23 Bowling Green* 34 18-37 (.327) Sept. 23 W 25 Louisiana-Lafayette* 24 Sept. 30 L 0 @ #16Kansas State 44 1999: 5-6, 5-3 (t-2nd, MAC West) Oct. 7 W 62 UNLV* 14 Captains: Donnavan Carter, Ryan Diem, 1991: 2-9-0 Oct. 14 L 7 @ Utah State* 42 Chris Finlen, Lamain Rucker, Mike Stack Captains: Adam Dach, Nick Jones, Mike Westrick Oct. 28 L 19 Cincinnati 55 Sept. 2 L 21 Western Illinois 27 Sept. 7 L 7 @ Fresno State 55 Nov. 4 L 20 @ #3Florida 58 Sept. 11 L 31 @ Vanderbilt 34 Sept. 14 W 22 Arkansas State 21 Nov. 11 L 21 Arkansas State* 28 Sept. 18 L 0 @ Iowa 24 Sept. 21 L 17 @ Kansas State 34 Nov. 18 L 14 @ Louisiana Tech* 59 Sept. 25 L 21 Western Michigan* 24 Sept. 28 L 7 @ #9Iowa 58 Oct. 2 W 45 @ Buffalo* 21 Oct. 5 L 3 Louisiana Tech 37 Oct. 9 W 37 Ball State* 17 Oct. 12 L 10 Western Michigan 22 Oct. 16 W 31 @ Central Michigan* 27 Oct. 19 L 10 @ #6Florida 41 Oct. 23 W 50 Kent State* 7 Oct. 26 L 7 @ Akron 17 Oct. 30 L 9 @ #13Marshall* 41 Nov. 2 L 12 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 Nov. 13 L 14 @ Toledo* 44 Nov. 16 W 27 Illinois State 24 Nov. 20 W 30 Eastern Michigan* 23 Nov. 23 L 21 @ Toledo 42

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2004: 9-3, 7-1 (t-1st, MAC West) Captains: Brian Atkinson, Josh Haldi, Lionel Hickenbottom, Jake VerStraete Sept. 4 L 20 @ #22Maryland 23 Sept. 11 W 23 Southern Illinois 22 Sept. 18 L 41 @ Iowa State 48 Sept. 24 W 34 Bowling Green* 17 Oct. 2 W 49 Akron* 19 Oct. 9 W 30 @ Central Florida* 28 Oct. 16 W 42 Central Michigan* 10 Oct. 23 W 59 @ Western Michigan* 38 Oct. 30 W 38 @ Ball State (OT)* 31 Nov. 9 L 17 Toledo* 31 Nov. 20 W 34 @ Eastern Michigan* 16 Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, Calif.) Dec. 30 W 34 vs. Troy 21 2005: 7-5, 6-2 (1st, MAC West) Captains: A.J. Harris, Ray Smith, Brian Van Acker Sept. 3 L 17 @ #4Michigan 33 Sept. 10 L 37 @ Northwestern 38 2003: NIU’s 19-16 win at then-No. 21 Alabama launched the team into both major polls Sept. 17 W 42 Tennessee Tech 3 Sept. 24 L 42 @ Akron (OT)* 48 2000: 6-5, 4-3 (t-3rd, MAC West) 2002: 8-4, 7-1 (t-1st, MAC West) Oct. 5 W 38 Miami (OH)* 27 Captains: Ryan Diem, Chris Finlen, Justin Captains: Eric Didesch, P.J. Fleck, Thomas Oct. 15 W 24 Eastern Michigan* 8 McCareins, Cameron Saulsby, Kevin Selover Hammock, Vince Thompson, Tim Vincent, Oct. 22 W 34 @ Kent State* 3 Aug. 31 L 17 @ Northwestern 35 Larry Williams Oct. 29 L 17 Ball State* 31 Sept. 9 W 52 Illinois State 0 Aug. 29 W 42 Wake Forest (OT) 41 Nov. 5 W 31 @ Central Michigan* 28 Sept. 23 L 14 @ #20Auburn 31 Sept. 7 L 6 @ South Florida 37 Nov. 16 W 35 @ Toledo* 17 Sept. 30 W 43 @ Ball State* 14 Sept. 14 L 21 @ #22Wisconsin 24 Nov. 23 W 42 Western Michigan* 7 Oct. 7 W 40 Central Florida 20 Sept. 21 L 26 Western Illinois 29 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) Oct. 14 W 52 @ Akron* 35 Sept. 28 W 13 Kent State* 6 Dec. 1 L 30 vs. Akron 31 Oct. 21 L 22 @ Western Michigan* 52 Oct. 5 W 41 @ Ball State* 29 Oct. 28 W 73 Buffalo* 10 Oct. 12 W 48 @ Miami (OH)* 41 2006: 7-6, 5-3 Nov. 4 L 24 Toledo* 38 Oct. 19 W 49 Central Michigan* 0 (t-3rd, MAC West) Captains: Doug Free, Dustin Utschig, Nov. 11 L 32 @ Eastern Michigan* 39 Oct. 26 W 24 @ Western Michigan* 20 Ken West, Garrett Wolfe Nov. 18 W 40 Central Michigan* 6 Nov. 9 W 26 #20Bowling Green* 17 Sept. 2 L 12 @ #1Ohio State 35 Nov. 16 W 49 @ Eastern Michigan* 21 Sept. 9 L 23 Ohio* 35 2001: 6-5, 4-3 (t-1st, MAC West) Nov. 23 L 30 Toledo* 33 Sept. 16 W 31 Buffalo* 13 Captains: Trent Clemen, Darrell Hill, Sept. 23 W 48 Indiana State 14 Chris Finlen, Alan Rood, Larry Williams 2003: 10-2, 6-2 (t-2nd, MAC West) Sept. 30 W 40 @ Ball State* 28 Aug. 30 W 20 South Florida 17 Captains: Randee Drew, Nick Duffy, P.J. Fleck, Oct. 8 W 28 @ Miami (OH)* 25 Sept. 8 L 12 @ Illinois 17 Akil Grant, Michael Turner Oct. 14 L 14 @ Western Michigan* 16 Sept. 22 W 41 Sam Houston State 16 Aug. 28 W 20 #15Maryland (OT) 13 Oct. 21 W 43 Temple 21 Sept. 29 L 20 @ #25Toledo* 41 Sept. 6 W 42 Tennessee Tech 17 Oct. 28 L 14 @ Iowa 24 Oct. 6 L 15 Marshall* 37 Sept. 20 W 19 @ #21Alabama 16 Nov. 7 L 13 Toledo* 17 Oct. 13 L 34 @ Kent State* 44 Sept. 27 W 24 Iowa State 16 Nov. 17 W 31 Central Michigan* 10 Oct. 20 W 20 Western Michigan* 12 Oct. 4 W 30 Ohio (OT)* 23 Nov. 24 W 27 @ Eastern Michigan* 0 Oct. 27 W 33 @ Central Michigan* 24 Oct. 11 W 40 @ Central Michigan* 24 Nov. 3 W 40 Eastern Michigan* 17 Oct. 18 W 37 Western Michigan* 10 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) Nov. 17 W 33 Ball State* 29 Oct. 25 L 18 @ #23Bowling Green* 34 Dec. 19 L 7 vs. #25TCU 37 Nov. 24 L 35 @ Wake Forest 38 Nov. 1 W 48 Ball State* 23 Nov. 8 W 40 @ Buffalo* 9 2007: 2-10, 1-6 (6th, MAC West) Nov. 15 L 30 @ Toledo* 49 Captains: Britt Davis, Larry English, Nov. 22 W 38 Eastern Michigan* 24 Tim McCarthy, Dan Nicholson Sept. 1 L 3 Iowa (Soldier Field) 16 Sept. 8 L 31 Southern Illinois 34 Sept. 15 L 19 Eastern Michigan* 21 Sept. 22 W 42 @ Idaho 35 Sept. 29 L 10 @ Central Michigan* 35 Oct. 6 L 15 @ Temple* 16 Oct. 13 L 13 Western Michigan* 17 Oct. 20 L 3 @ Wisconsin 44 Oct. 27 L 21 @ Toledo* 70 Nov. 10 W 27 Kent State* 20 Nov. 17 L 24 @ Navy 35 Nov. 24 L 21 Ball State* 27

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2008: 6-7, 5-3 (4th, MAC West) 2011: 11-3, 7-1 (1st, MAC West) 2013: 12-2, 8-0 (1st, MAC West) Captains: Eddie Adamski, Britt Davis, MAC & GoDaddy.com Bowl Champions Captains: Jamaal Bass, Jordan Lynch, Jared Volk, Larry English, Alex Krutsch, Tim McCarthy, Jimmie Ward Dan Nicholson, Craig Rusch, Matt Simon Captains: Chandler Harnish, Trevor Olson, Sean Aug. 31 W 30 @ Iowa 27 Aug. 30 L 27 @ Minnesota 31 Progar, Pat Schiller Sept. 14 W 45 @ Idaho 35 Sept. 6 L 26 @ Western Michigan* 29 Sept. 3 W 49 Army 26 Sept. 21 W 43 Eastern Illinois 39 Sept. 20 W 48 Indiana State 3 Sept. 10 L 42 @ Kansas 45 Sept. 28 W 55 @ Purdue 24 Sept. 27 W 37 @ Eastern Michigan* 0 Sept. 17 L 7 #7Wisconsin (Chicago) 49 Oct. 5 W 38 @ Kent State* 24 Oct. 4 L 9 @ Tennessee 13 Sept. 24 W 47 Cal Poly 30 Oct. 12 W 27 Akron* 20 Oct. 11 W 17 Miami (OH)* 13 Oct. 1 L 41 @ Central Michigan* 48 Oct. 19 W 38 @ Central Michigan* 17 Oct. 18 W 38 Toledo* 7 Oct. 8 W 40 Kent State* 10 Oct. 26 W 59 Eastern Michigan* 20 Oct. 25 W 16 Bowling Green* 13 Oct. 15 W 51 Western Michigan* 22 Nov. 2 W 63 @ Massachusetts* 19 Nov. 5 L 14 @ #16Ball State* 45 Oct. 22 W 31 @ Buffalo* 30 Nov. 13 W 48 Ball State* 27 Nov. 12 L 30 Central Michigan (OT)* 33 Nov. 1 W 63 @ Toledo* 60 Nov. 20 W 35 @ Toledo* 17 Nov. 18 W 42 @ Kent State* 14 Nov. 8 W 45 @ Bowling Green* 14 Nov. 26 W 33 Western Michigan* 14 Nov. 25 L 0 Navy 16 Nov. 15 W 41 Ball State* 38 Nov. 25 W 18 Eastern Michigan* 12 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) Dec. 6 L 27 vs. Bowling Green 47 Dec. 28 L 10 Louisiana Tech 17 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) Dec. 2 W 23 vs. Ohio 20 Dec. 26 L 14 vs. Utah State 21 2009: 7-6, 5-3 (2nd, MAC West) GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) Captains: Eddie Adamski, Brandon Bice, David Jan. 8 W 38 vs. Arkansas State 20 2014: 11-3, 7-1 (t-1st, MAC West) Bryant, Jake Coffman, Landon Cox, Cory Hanson, Chandler Harnish, Jason Onyebuagu. 2012: 12-2, 8-0 (1st, MAC West) MAC Champions Sept. 5 L 20 @ Wisconsin 28 MAC Champions Captains: Luke Eakes, Tyler Loos, Jason Meehan, Sept. 12 W 41 Western Illinois 7 Rob Sterling, Ryan Brown, Da’Ron Brown Sept. 19 W 28 @ Purdue 20 Captains: Nabal Jefferson, Jordan Lynch, Sean Aug. 28 W 55 Presbyterian 3 Sept. 26 L 31 Idaho 34 Progar, Jason Schepler Sept. 6 W 23 @ Northwestern 15 Oct. 3 W 38 Western Michigan* 6 Sept. 1 L 17 Iowa (Chicago) 18 Sept. 13 W 48 @ UNLV 34 Oct. 17 L 19 @ Toledo* 20 Sept. 8 W 35 UT Martin 7 Sept. 20 L 14 @ Arkansas 52 Oct. 24 W 27 @ Miami (Ohio)* 22 Sept. 15 W 41 @ Army 40 Oct. 4 W 17 Kent State* 14 Oct. 31 W 27 Akron* 10 Sept. 22 W 30 Kansas 23 Oct. 11 L 17 Central Michigan* 34 Nov. 5 W 50 Eastern Michigan* 6 Sept. 29 W 55 Central Michigan* 24 Oct. 18 W 51 Miami (Ohio)* 41 Nov. 12 W 26 Ball State* 20 Oct. 6 W 35 @ Ball State* 23 Oct. 25 W 28 @ Eastern Michigan 17 Nov. 21 L 31 @ Ohio* 38 Oct. 13 W 45 Buffalo* 3 Nov. 5 W 35 @ Ball State* 21 Nov. 27 L 31 @ Central Michigan* 45 Oct. 20 W 37 @ Akron* 7 Nov. 11 W 27 Toledo* 24 Oct. 27 W 48 @ Western Michigan* 34 International Bowl (Toronto, Canada) Nov. 18 W 21 @ Ohio* 14 Nov. 3 W 63 Massachusetts* 0 Nov. 28 W 31 @ Western Michigan* 21 Jan. 2 L 3 vs. South Florida 27 Nov. 14 W 31 Toledo* 24 Nov. 23 W 49 @ Eastern Michigan* 7 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) 2010: ^11-3, 8-0 (1st, MAC West) Dec. 5 W 51 vs. Bowling Green 17 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) Humanitarian Bowl Champions #17 Nov. 30 W 44 vs. Kent State (2OT) 37 Dec. 23 L 23 vs. Marshall 52 Captains: Jakc Coffman, Landon Cox, Ricky Discover Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.)^ Crider, Chandler Harnish, Alex Kube, Trevor Jan. 1 L 10 vs. #12Florida State 31 Olson, Jason Schepler, Tracy Wilson Sept. 2 L 10 @ Iowa State 27 ^Game coached by Rod Carey. Sept. 11 W 23 North Dakota 17 Sept. 18 L 22 @ Illinois 28 Sept. 25 W 34 @ Minnesota 23 Oct. 2 W 50 @ Akron* 14 Oct. 9 W 31 Temple* 17 Oct. 16 W 45 Buffalo* 14 Oct. 23 W 33 Central Michigan* 7 Oct. 30 W 28 @ Western Michigan* 21 Nov. 9 W 65 Toledo* 30 Nov. 20 W 59 @ Ball State* 21 Nov. 26 W 71 @ Eastern Michigan* 3 MAC Championship Game (Detroit, Mich.) Dec. 3 L 26 vs. Miami (OH) 21 uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho)^ Dec. 18 W 40 Fresno State 17

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Northern Illinois used a pair of touchdown runs by Josh Haldi passed for 146 yards and rushed Darryl Richardson and two fi eld goals by Vince Scott for two touchdowns to lead Northern Illinois on its way to a 20-13 victory over Cal State Fullerton in through mud and rain to its fi rst bowl victory the California Bowl. in 21 years, 34-21 over Troy in the Silicon Valley After the teams traded fi rst quarter fi eld goals, the Huskies and Titans swapped Football Classic. second quarter touchdowns on the way to a 10-10 halftime tie. Richardson The Huskies (9-3) overcame a steady scored the fi rst TD of the contest on a three-yard run midway through the downpour, lighting problems and a delayed second and Fullerton answered on its ensuing drive when Damon Allen hit kickoff by scoring 34 consecutive points. Corn Redick on a 25-yard touchdown pass. Tailback Garrett Wolfe, the NCAA’s scoring Richardson, who entered the game as the co-leader, rushed for his 21st touchdown of nation’s 10th leading rusher, scored on a four- the season before leaving with a hip injury. yard run in the third quarter to put NIU ahead But A.J. Harris fi lled in with 120 yards rushing to stay. The Huskies extended the lead to 20-10 and another score as the Huskies methodically when Scott booted a 42-yard fi eld goal early erased a quick start by the Trojans (7-5), in the fourth quarter. The Titans capped the who scored two touchdowns in the fi rst nine scoring midway through the fourth when Greg minutes of the game. Joe Novak lifts the championship Steinke connected on a 40-yard fi eld goal. Down 14-0, Wolfe scored on a 50-yard TD run trophy after a 34-21 victory. Huskie fullback Lou Wicks totaled 117 rushing while setting the school record for touchdowns yards while Richardson added 67 for the (21) on the play. Haldi ran for a pair of one-yard touchdowns sandwiched NIU option attack. Quarterback Tim Tyrrell around a Chris Nendick fi eld goal as NIU took a 24-14 halftime lead. completed 10-of-18 passes for 119 yards and ran Nendick booted a second fi eld goal and Harris scored on a three-yard run to for 37 more behind a line that featured Todd put NIU ahead 34-14 before Troy added a fourth quarter TD. Lou Wicks rushed for 117 Peat. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total yards in the California Bowl NIU fi nished 10-2 on the season while Fullerton Troy 14 0 0 7 - 21 victory. enjoyed their best Division I-A season at 7-5. Northern Illinois 14 10 3 7 - 34

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total SCORING SUMMARY Northern Illinois 3 7 7 3 - 20 Troy - McDowell 1 run (Whibbs kick), 1st 10:41 (9-78, 4:19) Cal State Fullerton 3 7 0 3 - 13 Troy - Richardson 23 pass from McDowell (Whibbs kick), 1st 6:05 (8- 73, 2:51) SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Wolfe 50 run (Nendick kick), 1st 4:46 (3-73, 1:19) NIU - Scott 23 FG, 1st 9:18 (12-71, 5:42) NIU - Haldi 1 run (Nendick kick), 1st 1:15 (5-28, 1:46) CSF - Steinke 26 FG, 1st 5:57 (8-67, 3:21) NIU - Nendick 30 FG, 2nd 9:49 (4-1, 1:35) NIU - Richardson 3 run (Scott kick), 2nd 8:53 (15-60, 5:57) NIU - Haldi 1 run (Nendick kick), 2nd 0:34 (7-56, 2:45) CSF - Redick 25 pass from Allen (Steinke kick), 2nd 6:11 (6-80, 2:42) NIU - Nendick 39 FG, 3rd 7:50 (9-46, 3:35) NIU - Richardson 4 run (Scott kick), 3rd 3:13 (5-45, 2:17) NIU - Harris 3 run (Nendick kick), 4th 14:30 (11-70, 6:37) NIU - Scott 42 FG, 4th 12:09 (7-30, 3:20) Troy - McDowell 4 run (Whibbs kick), 4th 10:50 (9-82, 3:40) CSF - Steinke 40 FG, 4th 7:03 (11-54, 5:06) Offensive MVP: DeWhitt Betterson (Troy); Defensive MVP: Lionel Hicken- bottom (NIU); Special Teams MVP: Dustin Utschig (NIU) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing — NIU: Richardson 21-67, Wicks 14-117, Tyrrell 14-37, Kincade INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS 3-4. CSF: Allen 9-6, Lewis 8-11, Calhoun 5-55, Gerhert 4-11, Redick 1-43. Rushing — Troy: Betterson 25-150, McDowell 13-18, Richardson 2-3. Passing — NIU: Tyrrell NIU: Harris 23-120, 10-18-0, 119. CSF: Allen Wolfe 15-84, Haldi 5-11. 18-32-0, 233. Team Statistics Team Statistics Troy ...... NIU Passing — Troy: McDowell Receiving — NIU: Sims NIU ...... CSF First Downs (R-P) 15 (11-4) ...... 15 (5-9) First Downs (R-P) 13 (9-4) ...... 17 (9-5) 6-20-1, 122, Samples 0-2-0, 4-43, Wicks 2-22, Rushes-Net Yards 53-253 ...... 30-146 Rushes-Net Yards 41-170 ...... 44-213 0. NIU: Haldi 8-24-0, 146. Richardson 2-2, Quinlan Passing Yards 119 ...... 233 Passing Yards 122 ...... 146 Receiving — Troy: Samples 1-37, Spicher 1-15. CSF: Passes (C-A-I) 10-18-0 .....18-32-0 Passes (C-A-I) 6-22-1 ...... 8-24-0 3-87, Richardson 1-23, Pruitt 6-133, Pitts 6-60, Plays-Total Yards 71-372 ...... 62-379 Plays-Total Yards 63-292 ...... 68-359 Banks 1-6, Dawkins 1-6. Gerhart 3-7, Redick 1-25, Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 ...... 1-0 NIU: Cieslak 2-35, Perez Lewis 1-4. Penalties-Yards 9-75 ...... 9-85 Penalties-Yards 4-29 ...... 4-40 2-31, Powers 1-47, Sheldon Tackle Leaders — NIU: Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-55 ...... 4-71 Kickoff Returns-Yds 7-143 ...... 4-100 1-17, Nordin 1-9, Hurd 1-7. Considine 7, Bartlett Punt Returns-Yds 1-13 ...... 3-18 Punt Returns-Yds 4-26 ...... 4-43 Tackle Leaders — Troy: 7, Hicks 7, Schlinger 3rd Down Conversions 8-14 ...... 6-16 3rd Down Conversions 6-16 ...... 6-16 Johnson 7, Davis 6, Ansley 5, 6, Grifin 6, Sanders 6, 4th Down Conversions 1-2 ...... 1-2 4th Down Conversions 0-2 ...... 1-1 Faulk 4, Martin 4. Burns 6. CSF: Hubbard Punts-Average 3-42.0 ...... 3-36.3 Punts-Average 7-35.3 ...... 5-32.6 NIU: Atkinson 11, Al. Hansbro 18, Nevens 11, Pembrook Possession Time 33:33 ...... 26:27 Possession Time 27:52 ...... 32:08 6, Lee 6, Holdman 6, Ad. Sacks By-Yards 0-0 ...... 1-13 10, Collins 6, McLean 6. Sacks By-Yards N/A ...... N/A Hansbro 6. www.NIUHuskies.com 191 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY BOWL HISTORY

A powerful TCU defense shut down the Huskie offensive attack while the Northern Illinois out-gained Louisiana Tech in rushing, passing and total Horned Frogs’ offense wore down the Northern Illinois defense en route to offense at the 33rd Annual Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., but commit- a 37-7 victory in the 2006 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. ted a season-high three turnovers and gave up a momentum-turning kickoff TCU took an early 6-0 lead on a four-yard run by Lonta Hobbs thanks to a short return to fall 17-10. punt that resulted in great fi eld position. NIU was unable to take advantage Philip Livas’ 97-yard kickoff return with 1:43 left in the fi rst quarter proved to of a blocked punt by Dustin Utschig and TCU added to its lead on the fi rst be the difference in a defensive struggle. of quarterback Jeff Ballard’s three touchdown The play came immediately after NIU scored runs, this one from 10 yards out with 14:49 left the game’s fi rst touchdown on an eight-yard in the second. pass from Chandler Harnish to fullback Kyle The Huskies got their best scoring chance of the Skarb. That play capped a 69-yard drive as half as they mounted a seven-play, 53-yard drive NIU dominated time of possession in the fi rst to the TCU 34-yard line. But Chris Nendick’s 51- quarter, 11:46 to 3:14. yard fi eld goal attempt fell short and the Horned After a 15-yard punt gave La Tech fi eld posi- Frogs got a 25-yard three-pointer from Chris tion at the NIU 42-yard line, the Bulldogs took Manfredini as the half ended to take a 16-0 lead. just fi ve plays go ahead for good 14-7 on Daniel TCU extended their lead to 23-0 on the fi rst Porter’s 11 yard run. possession of the second half as Ballard scored The Bulldogs extended their lead to 17-7 on on a one-yard run. Another long punt return set their fi rst drive of the second half as they went up a Ballard six-yard TD run to give the Frogs 49 yards in eight plays before stalling at the a 30-0 lead. NIU 13-yard line. From there, Brad Oestriecher The Huskies lone score of the game came at Matt Simon set a NIU bowl hit a 33-yard fi eld goal. Chandler Harnish completed 20 the start of the fourth quarter when Jarret record with his 62-yard catch. NIU answered with a 10-play, 86-yard drive. of 40 passes for 186 yards and a Carter blocked a Brian Cortney punt and John Harnish hit Marcus Perez with a 40-yard pass touchdown. Tranchitella returned it 32 yards for the score. play to the La Tech eight and Mike Salerno hit TCU ended the season 11-2 while the Huskies capped their 2006 campaign a 20-yard fi eld goal to close the margin to seven points to complete the scoring. with a 7-6 record. Louisiana Tech fi nished 2008 with an 8-5 mark while NIU ended at 6-7.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 0 0 0 7 - 7 Northern Illinois 7 0 3 0 - 10 TCU 6 10 14 7 - 37 Louisiana Tech 7 7 3 0 - 17 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY TCU - Hobbs 4 run (Manfedini kick blocked), 1st 12:03 (3-26, 0:46) NIU - Skarb 8 pass from Harnish (Salerno kick), 1st 1:56 (11-69, 5:50) TCU - Ballard 10 run (Manfredini kick), 2nd 14:49 (7-55, 2:09) TECH - Livas 97 kickoff return (Oestriecher kick), 1st 1:43 TCU - Manfredini 25 FG, 2nd 0:00 (12-77, 3:52) TECH - Porter 11 run (Oestriecher kick), 2nd 13:41 (5-42, 2:04) TCU - Ballard 1 run (Manfredini kick), 3rd 12:06 (7-80, 2:54) TECH - Perkins 33 FG, 3rd 11:54 (8-49, 3:06) TCU - Ballard 6 run (LoCoco kick), 3rd 9:08 (3-19, 1:11) NIU - Salerno 20 FG, 3rd 7:31 (10-66, 4:23) NIU - Tranchitella 32 blocked punt return (Nendick kick), 4th 14:14 TCU - Hecht 6 pass from Ballard (LoCoco kick), 4th 10:55 (6-62, 3:19) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing — NIU: Spann 14-79, Harnish 12-61, Palmer 1-12, Brown 1-2, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Grady 2-1. LT: Porter 18-78, Livas 3-15, Jackson 5-9, Harris 1-6, Rushing — NIU: Wolfe 20-28, Anderson 3-4, Britt Davis 1-(-4), Jenkins 4-(-16). Nicholson 5-(-48). TCU: Hobbs 18-109, Brown 14-52, Ballard 11-19, Passing — NIU: Harnish Massey 3-18. Team Statistics 20-40-2, 186, Simon 0-1-0, Team Statistics Passing — NIU: Nicholson 0. LT: Jenkins 12-27-0, 144. NIU ...... TCU 6-18-1, 80, Morris 0-1-0, 0. NIU ...... LT First Downs (R-P) 17 (8-9) ...... 12 (4-6) Receiving — NIU: First Downs (R-P) 5 (0-2) .. 23 (10-13) TCU: Ballard 19-29-0, 258. Simon 6-44, Perez 2-44, Rushes-Net Yards 29-(-20) ...... 46-198 Receiving — NIU: Carter Rushes-Net Yards 31-153 ...... 31-92 Passing Yards 186 ...... 144 Cunningham 2-26, Spann Passing Yards 80 ...... 258 2-14, Wolfe 2-2, Simon 1-62, 2-15, Cox 2-15, Turner Passes (C-A-I) 6-19-1 ...... 19-29-0 Passes (C-A-I) 20-41-2 .....12-27-0 Brandon Davis 1-2. TCU: 2-15, Skarb 1-8, Flahive 1-8, Plays-Total Yards 48-60 ...... 75-456 Harmon 6-94, Hobbs 3-61, Plays-Total Yards 72-339 ...... 58-236 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 ...... 2-1 Brown 1-6, Davis 1-5. LT: Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 2-0 Moore 2-26, Reagan 2-23, Penalties-Yards 7-70 ...... 6-40 Livas 4-18, Tuminello 2-30, Penalties-Yards 0-0 ...... 7-80 Bryant 2-20, Andrus 1-12, Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-80 ...... 1-38 Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-95 .....3-132-1 Beck 2-17, Jackson 1-34, Brown 1-8, Massey 1-8, Punt Returns-Yds 2-0 ...... 2-5 Porter 1-24, Morris 1-15, Punt Returns-Yds 1-42 ...... 6-89 Hecht 1-6. 3rd Down Conversions 2-14 ...... 7-15 3rd Down Conversions 7-16 ...... 2-14 Womack 1-6. Tackle Leaders — NIU: 4th Down Conversions 0-2 ...... 0-1 Tackle Leaders — NIU: 4th Down Conversions 0-1 ...... 0-1 Utschig 9, Reiter 8, Hanson Punts-Average 9-40.6 ...... 6-27.3 Punts-Average 6-35.3 ...... 8-35.6 Hanson 9, Bryant 7, Allen 8, Rice 7, McCarthy 7. TCU: Possession Time 27:36 ...... 32:24 Possession Time 33:12 ...... 26:48 6. LT: Brown 14, Harris 6, Sacks By-Yards 2-6 ...... 5-48 White 7, Henson 6, Phillips 6, Sacks By-Yards 3-15 ...... 0-0 Young 6, Victorian 6, Howze 6. Hawthorne 5. 192 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY BOWL HISTORY

The University of South Florida scored 24 unanswered points in the second NIU won its school record 11th game of the season with a half to hand the Northern Illinois University Huskies a 27-3 loss in the 2010 dominating 40-17 win over Fresno State in the Humanitarian International Bowl at the Rogers Centre. Bowl on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Northern Illinois and South Florida battled to a 3-3 tie in the fi rst half as NIU The Huskies relied on quarterback Chandler Harnish, tailback Chad Spann held the Bulls to minus three rushing yards and just 95 yards of total offense. and defensive end Jake Coffman to lead the way, with a healthy dose of help Each team punted four times in the half in a fi eld position battle. NIU harassed from their friends on the NIU offensive and defensive lines. USF quarterback B.J. Daniels, sacking him Harnish completed 17-of-27 passes for a season-best 300 yards and ran for 72 four times in the half, including a 20-yard yards on 10 carries to earn NIU Most Valuable Player honors. He scored a sack by freshman linebacker Tyrone Clark. pair of rushing touchdowns in the fi rst half on runs of seven and 28 yards, and USF’s Eric Schwartz put the Bulls on the hit fullback Kyle Skarb with a 22-yard scoring toss at the end of the fi rst half board fi rst with a 39-yard fi eld goal with to put Northern Illinois ahead 23-10. 10:17 left in the fi rst half before Huskie senior NIU did not let up in the second half, with Mike Cklamovski booting a ca- Mike Salerno tied the game on a 21-yard boot reer-long 51-yard fi eld goal to give the Huskies a 26-10 lead. early in the second period. Spann ended each of NIU’s next two possessions with touchdowns as NIU The turning point of the game came on South extended its lead to 40-10. He fi nished the game with 95 yards on 15 carries. Florida’s second possession of the second In between his scores, the Huskie defense earned a huge stop, forcing an FSU half. Leading 6-3 and facing a third and 13, fumble at the NIU eight-yard line to end the Bulldogs’ last serious threat. Daniels scrambled to avoid the Huskie rush Coffman recorded a career best three quarterback sacks, all in the fi rst half, before connecting with wide receiver A.J. as part of a Huskie defensive effort that included six sacks and 14 tackles for Love on a 46-yard touchdown pass to give loss. Fresno State gained just 74 yards rushing on 35 carries, while NIU piled the Bulls a 13-3 lead and the momentum. up 503 yards of total offense. Chad Spann closed out 2010 South Florida held the ball for 11:06 in the with 93 yards on 20 carries in third quarter while the Huskies could man- To cap off the day, as the fi nal seconds were counted down, a torrent of snow the International Bowl game. age only 10 offensive plays and 29 yards. fell on the Bronco Stadium turf, covering the beautiful blue fi eld in white. Northern Illinois fi nished the season 7-6 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total overall, while South Florida went to 8-5 with the win. Northern Illinois 6 17 10 7 - 40 Fresno State 7 3 0 7 - 17 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total SCORING SUMMARY South Florida 3 0 10 14 - 27 FS - Hamler 11 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick), 1st 5:25 (13-69, 6:33) Northern Illinois 0 3 0 0 - 3 NIU- Harnish 7 run (Cklamovski kick failed), 1st 3:10 (5-68, 2:15) SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Harnish 28 run (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 14:20 (5-69, 1:25) USF - Schwartz 39 FG, 1st 10:17 NIU - Cklamovski 45 FG, 2nd 9:14 (8-25, 2:59) NIU - Salerno 21 FG, 2nd 3:55 FS - Goessling 45 FG, 2nd 3:41 (11-46, 5:33) USF - Schwartz 19 FG, 3rd 4:19 NIU - Skarb 22 pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick), 2nd 0:57 (6-69, 2:44) USF - Love 46 reception from Daniels (Schwartz kick), 3rd 3:03 NIU - Cklamovski 51 FG, 3rd 10:13 (8-49, 3:26) USF - Love 7 reception from Daniels (Schwartz kick), 4th 3:59 NIU- Spann 18 run (Cklamovski kick), 3rd 1:14 (8-89, 2:41) USF - Ford 24 run (Schwartz kick), 4th :08 NIU - Spann 8 run (Cklamovski kick), 4th 12:16 (4-61, 1:54) FS - Evans 11 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick), 4th 5:31 (13-71, 6:45) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing — NIU: Spann 20-93, Anderson 2-14, Palmer 2-4, Grady 2-0, Rushing — NIU: Spann 15-95, Harnish 10-72, Hopkins 1-35, A. Daniels Harnish 5 (-3). USF: Ford 20-207, Plancher 5-11, Kelly 1-0, Lamar 3 1-2, Team 1-(-1). FS: Saunders 5-58, Rouse 14-32, Evans 1-4, Burse 4-1, (-3), Daniels 11 (-26). Harris 1-1, Ellis 1-0, Colburn Passing — NIU: Harnish 9-(-22). 12-25-1, 130, Grady 0-1-0, 0. Team Statistics Team Statistics Passing — NIU: Harnish 17- USF: Daniels 14-22-0, 217. NIU ...... USF NIU ...... FSU 26-0, 300; Palmer 0-1-0, 0. Receiving — NIU: First Downs (R-P) 11 (3-7) ...... 19 (9-9) First Downs (R-P) 22 (7-14) ....26 (5-17) FS: Colburn 28-38-0, 288. Rushes-Net Yards 31-108 ...... 40-189 Lewis 4-38, Spann 3-30, Rushes-Net Yards 28-203 ...... 35-74 Receiving — NIU: W. Clark Passing Yards 130 ...... 217 Cunningham 2-25, Moore Passing Yards 300 ...... 288 4-88, Moore 4-88, Cox 4-34, Passes (C-A-I) 12-26-1 .....14-22-0 1-18, Palmer 1-12, Cox 1-7. Passes (C-A-I) 17-27-0 ...... 28-38-0 Palmer 2-40, Skarb 1-22, Plays-Total Yards 57-238 ...... 62-406 USF: Mitchell 6-94, Love Plays-Total Yards 55-503 ...... 73-362 Ashford 1-18, Schepler 1-10. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 ...... 3-1 3-56, Hester 2-30, Grifin Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 2-1 FS: Hamler 7-87, Evans 6-33, Penalties-Yards 3-33 ...... 4-28 1-15, Wilson 1-13, Landi 1-9. Penalties-Yards 6-65 ...... 4-43 Johnson 3-44, Harris 3-42, Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-140 .....6-140-0 Tackle Leaders — NIU: C. Kickoff Returns-Yds 3-80 ...... 6-137 Saunders 3-21, Ellis 2-(-5), Punt Returns-Yds 0-0 ...... 1-3 Smith 8, Wilson 7, Butler Punt Returns-Yds 0-0 ...... 0-0 Raphael 1-30, Rouse 1-14, 3rd Down Conversions 3-13 ...... 7-15 6. USF: Wilson 7, Allen 6, 3rd Down Conversions 2-6 ...... 6-15 4th Down Conversions 0-2 ...... 0-0 Stallworth 1-11, Burse 1-11. Murphy 6 4th Down Conversions 0-2 ...... 1-3 Punts-Average 6-38.8 ...... 5-37.0 Punts-Average 0-0.0 ...... 3-30.3 Tackle Leaders — NIU: T. Possession Time 27:10 ...... 32:44 Possession Time 24:07 ...... 35:53 Clark 12, Stone 9, Butler 9. FS: Sacks By-Yards 5-44 ...... 1-4 Sacks By-Yards 6-36 ...... 0-0 Dunn 9, Bell 8. www.NIUHuskies.com 193 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY BOWL HISTORY

2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2013 Discover Orange Bowl NIU 38, Arkansas State 20 florida state 31, NIU 10 Jan. 8, 2012 | ESPN Jan. 1, 2013 | ESPN Mobile, Ala. | Ladd Peebles Stadium | 38,734 Miami Gardens, Fla. | Sun Life Stadium | 72,073 Northern Illinois completed a season of comebacks Florida State’s Lonnie Pryor ran for 134 yards and two by overcoming a 13-0 defi cit to defeat Arkansas scores as Northern Illinois saw its 12-game winning State, 38-20, in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. streak snapped, 31-10, in the Discover Orange Bowl. Chandler Harnish, who earned MVP honors after completing 18-of-36 passes FSU QB E.J. Manuel was 26-of-38 for 291 yards and for 274 yards with two TDs, left the game briefl y in the second quarter. In his a touchdown, while NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch absence, sophomore Jordan Lynch directed a seven-play, 78-yard touchdown completed 15-of-41 passes for 176 yards. drive. He hit Martel Moore with a 41-yard reception for one of Moore’s eight After a Lynch punt put the Seminoles on their own fi ve-yard line, it took FSU catches before scoring on a three-yard touchdown run. The ensuing PAT put four plays to go 95 yards. Pryor ran 60 yards for the score and a 7-0 Florida the Huskies ahead to stay, 14-13. State lead with 5:28 to play in the fi rst quarter. NIU extended its lead to 21-13 before halftime on a one-yard run by Jamal Northern Illinois answered with a 25-yard Mathew Sims fi eld goal set up by Womble on fourth down with no time on the clock. Arkansas State twice a 35-yard run by Desroy Maxwell on a fake punt. One play later, Lynch con- gave NIU the ball back in the fi nal minutes of the half, fi rst on a muffed punt nected with Tommylee Lewis on a 25-yard swing pass to the Seminole six. recovered by Dominique Ware and second on a roughing the punter penalty. FSU increased its lead to 14-3 before halftime, marching 82 yards in 10 plays. Moore caught a 43-yard touchdown pass on a double reverse to give the Hus- Manuel hit Rashad Greene with a six-yard pass with 11 seconds on the clock. kies a 28-13 lead in the third quarter after the teams traded interceptions to open the period. Florida State added a fi eld goal on its fi rst drive of the second half to take a 17-3 lead. The Seminoles advanced to the NIU two-yard line, but had to settle NIU extended the lead to 31-13 in the fourth quarter on Mathew Sims’ 22- for a 25-yard Dustin Hopkins fi eld goal. yard fi eld goal before ASU’s scored with 11:12 remaining to end a string of 31 consecutive points by the Huskies. That catch pulled the Red Wolves within The Huskies answered with a six-play, 87-yard drive, spurred by a 55-yard 11 at 31-20 before Dechane Durante’s INT completed the win. catch and run by Akeem Daniels and a 22-yard Lynch rush to the FSU 11. The NIU defense, which forced fi ve turnovers, held ASU to a pair of fi eld goals Lynch hit Martel Moore to cut the lead to 17-10 at 9:55 of the third quarter. on its fi rst two drives. The Wolves got into the end zone on its third posses- NIU surprised the Seminoles with an onside kick that was recovered by Paris sion, on a two-yard run by QB Ryan Aplin to fi nish a three-play, 41-yard drive, Logan at the Huskie 47-yard line. Northern Illinois advanced to the Florida but would not see the end zone again until the fourth quarter. State 23 before Lynch was intercepted, ending the NIU threat. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total After an exchange of punts, Florida State pushed its lead back to 14 as Manuel Arkansas State 13 0 0 7 - 20 scored from nine yards out. FSU regained the ball on a Huskie fumble and Northern Illinois 7 14 7 10 - 38 two plays later, Pryor went 37 yards up the middle for a Seminole touchdown to give Florida State a 31-10 lead with 10:33 to play in the fourth quarter. SCORING SUMMARY ASU - Davis 32 FG, 1st 11:22 (8-30, 3:38) SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total ASU - Davis 36 FG, 1st 7:44 (5-40, 1:04) Northern Illinois 3 0 7 0 - 10 ASU- Aplin 2 run (Davis kick), 1st 5:08 (3-41, 0:58) Florida State 7 7 3 14 - 31 NIU - Ashford 9 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 1st 0:49 (11-77, 4:12) NIU - Lynch 3 run (Sims kick), 2nd 4:49 (7-78, 2:50) SCORING SUMMARY NIU - Womble 1 run (Sims kick), 2nd 0:00 (10-43, 1:54) FSU - Pryor 60 run (Hopkins kick), 1st 5:28 (4-95, 1:11) NIU - Moore 43 pass from Harnish (Sims kick), 3rd 13:30 (1-43, 0:08) NIU - Sims 27 FG, 1st 1:41 (10-67, 3:47) NIU- Sims 22 FG, 4th 13:34 (5-23, 1:36) FSU- Greene 6 pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), 2nd 0:11 (10-82, 3:46) ASU - Stockemer 16 pass from Aplin (Davis kick), 4th 11:12 (7-59, 2:12) FSU - Hopkins 25 FG, 3rd 11:48 (9-68, 3:12) NIU - Durante 36 interception return (Sims kick), 4th 8:19 NIU - Moore 11 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 3rd 9:55 (6-87, 1:53) FSU- Manuel 9 run (Hopkins kick), 4th 14:56 (8-61, 3:17) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS FSU - Pryor 37 run (Hopkins kick), 4th 10:33 (2-42, 0:42) Rushing — ASU-Lawson 12-25; Robertson 3-18; Jackson 3-12; Lucas 1-(-10); Aplin, Ryan 10-(-17). NIU-Womble 6-25; Hopkins 9-24; INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Daniels 2-11; Bell 1-7; TEAM 1-(-1); Harnish 9-(-3); Lynch 7-(-4). Rushing - NIU: Lynch 23-44, Maxwell 1-35, Daniels 3-15, Brown 1-14, Lewis Passing — ASU-Aplin 2-9, Wells 1-1, Team 1-(-1), Team Statistics 30-58-3, 353. NIU-Harnish Team Statistics Brown 1-(-20); FSU: Pryor ASU ...... NIU 18-36-1, 274; Lynch 4-4-0, NIU ...... FSU 5-134, Wilder 11-52, Freeman First Downs (R-P) 20 (3-16) ....17 (4-12) 64; Neir 1-1-0, 4; Ashford First Downs (R-P) 17 (5-7) ....23 (9-13) 14-30, Manuel 6-26, Dent 1-1. Rushes-Net Yards 29-28 ...... 35-59 0-1-0, 0. Rushes-Net Yards 32-83 ...... 37-243 Passing - NIU: Lynch 15-41-1, Passing Yards 353 ...... 342 Receiving — ASU-Stockemer Passing Yards 176 ...... 291 176; FSU: Manuel 26-38-0, 291. Passes (C-A-I) 30-58-3 ...... 23-42-1 11-185; Edwards 5-47; Lucas Passes (C-A-I) 15-41-1 ...... 26-38-0 Receiving - NIU: Lewis 5-61, Plays-Total Yards 87-381 ...... 77-401 5-44; Frampton 4-31; Jarboe Plays-Total Yards 73-259 ...... 75-534 Moore 4-29, Ashford 4-19, Fumbles-Lost 2-2 ...... 1-0 2-23; Kincy 2-19; Hall 1-4. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 ...... 1-1 Daniels 2-67; FSU: Shaw 6-61, Penalties-Yards 7-58 ...... 5-50 NIU-Moore 8-224; Ashford Penalties-Yards 5-40 ...... 8-96 Greene 5-45, Freeman 3-43, Kickoff Returns-Yds 6-164 ...... 4-79 8-80; Wells 2-15; Hopkins Kickoff Returns-Yds 4-73 ...... 0-0 Dent 3-42, Smith 3-41, Pryor Punt Returns-Yds 1-1 ...... 0-0 2-6; Palmer 1-12; McAvoy Punt Returns-Yds 1-6 ...... 0-0 3-17, O’Leary 2-29, Benjamin 3rd Down Conversions 5-21 ...... 2-18 3rd Down Conversions 5-18 ...... 3-14 1-4; Daniels 1-1. 1-13. 4th Down Conversions 2-4 ...... 3-3 4th Down Conversions 2-4 ...... 2-2 Tackle Leaders — ASU-Joiner Punts-Average 7-28.6 ...... 8-34.9 Punts-Average 7-42.1 ...... 5-36.8 Tackle Leaders - NIU: Ward Possession Time 27:47 ...... 32:13 8, D. Jones 8, McCray 8. NIU- Possession Time 25:52 ...... 34:08 14, Melvin 10, Bass 7; FSU: Sacks By-Yards 3-24 ...... 2-31 Melvin 8, Six players with 7. 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The NIU offense could not get untracked against Utah State in the 2013 San BOCA RATON, Fla. – In a highly-anticipated meeting between conference Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl game, and despite a valiant effort champions, Northern Illinois fell to Conference USA titlist Marshall, 52-23, by the NIU defense, the Huskies fell to the Aggies, 21-14, at Qualcomm Stadium in the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl. in San Diego, Calif. NIU gained 200 yards rushing and 425 yards of total offense while Marshall NIU ended the season with a 12-2 record while Utah State fi nished 9-5. piled up 505 yards, including 281 passing yards behind fi ve touchdowns by QB Rakeem Cato. His favorite target was Tommy Shuler, who fi nished with The loss was the fi nal game for 16 Huskie seniors who fi nished their careers 18 receptions for 185 yards and a touchdown. as the winningest senior class in school history. Marshall built a 24-13 halftime lead. After NIU scored on a 19-yard pass Lynch completed 20-of-35 passes for 216 yards and one touchdown and ran from Drew Hare to Juwan Brescacin, the Thundering Herd scored 17 straight the ball 18 times for 39 yards and a score. NIU had more fi rst downs (19-17), points. NIU pulled within seven on the fi rst of Christian Hagan’s three fi eld more passing yards (216-121) and more total yards (315-289) than the Aggies. goals, but Marshall extended the lead to 14 on Devon Johnson’s two-yard run The statistics were deceiving, though, because USU was able to shut down with 5:29 on the clock. Lynch and the Huskies in the second half. After halftime, the Huskies tallied NIU got another Hagan three before half, and the teams traded scores midfi ve fi rst downs, 21 rushing yards on 13 attempts, and 60 passing yards on way through the third quarter. Marshall scored on a six-yard pass from Cato 6-of-17 passing. NIU went three-and-out on three of its fi ve possessions in to Shuler, to take a 31-13 lead at 6:39 of the third. the half. Cameron Stingily came back with a 24-yard touchdown run to close out a In addition to the offensive woes, NIU had several special teams miscues as fi ve-play, 75-yard drive and it appeared NIU was threatening to comeback. kicker Mathew Sims missed a pair of fi eld goals - from 37 yards in the fi rst But the Herd had too much fi repower. Cato led an 11-play, 68-yard drive and quarter and 29 in the fourth - and punter Tyler Wedel had a 17-yard punt in the hit Angelo Jean-Louis from 11-yards out for a 38-20 MU lead and put the game early going. Utah State’s fi rst touchdown came after an interception and the away in the fourth on a 27-yard pass to Deon-Tay McManus. The Huskies fi nal touchdown was scored after NIU’s third straight offensive three-and-out. got another Hagan fi eld goal, this one from 31 yards out, the rest of the way. The Aggies grinded out a 16-play, 80-yard drive that took 7:19 off the clock in the fourth quarter that effectively put the game away. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total NIU came back with a late score as Lynch connected with Juwan Brescacin Marshall 14 10 14 14 - 52 on a 15-yard scoring pass with 1:44 left in the game to pull the Huskies within NIU 7 6 7 3 - 23 seven at 21-14. However, Wedel’s onside kick attempt was recovered by Utah SCORING SUMMARY State, ending the comeback hopes and season. NIU - Brescacin 19 pass from Hare (Hagan kick), 1st 7:33 (7-67, 2:17) SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Total MU - Reaves 93 KO return (Haig kick), 1st 7:19 Utah State 3 3 7 8 - 21 MU - Cato 5 run (Haig kick), 1st 3:42 (5-42, 2:12) NIU 0 7 0 7 - 14 MU - Haig 28 FG, 2nd 11:51 (9-69, 2:41) NIU - Hagan 19 FG, 2nd 7:30 (10-64, 4:21) SCORING SUMMARY MU - D. Johnson 2 run (Haig kick), 2nd 5:29 (6-65, 2:01) USU - Diaz 31 FG, 1st 6:56 (8-32, 3:23) NIU - Hagan 30 FG, 2nd 0:07 (8-49, 1:40) USU - Diaz 39 FG, 2nd 14:09 (6-58, 2:34) MU - Shuler 6 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 3rd 6:39 (9-56, 4:10) NIU - Lynch 1 run (Sim kick), 2nd 8:17 (15-78, 5:52) NIU - Stingily 24 run (Hagan kick), 3rd 4:50 (5-75, 1:49) USU - Swindall 5 pass from Garretson (Diaz kick), 3rd 11:57 (7-31, 2:51) MU - Jean-Louis 11 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 3rd 2:06 (11-68, 2:44) USU - Demartino 1 run (Natson pass from Garretson), 4th 4:14 (16-80, 7:19) MU - McManus 27 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 4th 11:48 (9-70, 3:51) NIU - Brescacin 15 pass from Lynch (Sims kick), 4th 1:44 (13-57, 2:30) NIU - Hagan 31 FG, 4th 8:39 (10-65, 3:09) MU - Cato 4 run (Haig kick), 4th 4:10 (8-41, 4:29) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing — USU: Demartino 23-143, Marshall 6-40, Glover 1-3, Natson INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS 5-3, Garretson 6-(-6), Team 4-(-15). NIU: Lynch 18-39, Stingily 11- Rushing — MU: Johnson 15-131, Watson 4-25, Cato 10-25, Butler 5-17, 38, Maxwell 1-10, Spencer Pittman 2-14, Foster 2-12. NIU: Bouagnon 13-82, Stingily 18-76, Hare 2-6, Brown 3-5, Turner 1-1, 14-50, Daniels 2-7, Turner Team Statistics Lewis 2-0. Team Statistics 2-(-5), Team 1-(-10). USU ...... NIU Passing — USU: Garretson MU ...... NIU Passing — MU: Cato 25-37-0, First Downs (R-P) 17 (8-9) .....19 (8-11) 17-28-2, 121. NIU: Lynch 20- First Downs (R-P) 28 (12-15) ..25 (11-12) 281. NIU: Hare 15-37-0, 225; Rushes-Net Yards 45-(168) ...... 38-99 35-1, 216. Rushes-Net Yards 38-(224) ...... 50-200 Team 0-1-0, 0. Passing Yards 121 ...... 216 Receiving — USU: Butler Passing Yards 281 ...... 225 Receiving — MU: Shuler Passes (C-A-I) 17-28-2 ...... 20-35-1 Passes (C-A-I) 25-37-0 ...... 15-28-0 18-185, McManus 2-27, Jean- Plays-Total Yards 73-289 ...... 73-315 4-33, Swindall 4-28, Natson 3-11, Van Leeuwen 2-23, Plays-Total Yards 75-505 ...... 78-425 Louis 2-26, Frohnappel 2-16, Fumbles-Lost 1-0 ...... 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 ...... 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-20 ...... 4-46 Houston 1-11, Demartino Yurachek 1-7. NIU: Brown 1-8, Marshall 1-4, Anderson Penalties-Yards 6-60 ...... 4-41 4-63, Turner 4-55, Brescacin Kickoff Returns-Yds 2-38 ...... 4-102 Kickoff Returns-Yds 5-166 ...... 7-158 Punt Returns-Yds 0-0 ...... 0-0 1-3. NIU: Lewis 6-55, Brown 2-40, Daniels 1-29, Blake 4-63, Brescacin 3-30, Eakes Punt Returns-Yds 0-0 ...... 0-0 1-15, Eakes 1-13, Stingily 1-8, 3rd Down Conversions 6-16 ...... 7-17 3rd Down Conversions 9-14 ...... 7-18 4th Down Conversions 1-1 ...... 3-4 3-29, Maxwell 2-23, Spencer Bouagnon 1-2. 4th Down Conversions 1-1 ...... 0-1 Tackle Leaders — MU: Punts-Average 3-45.0 ...... 4-35.5 1-10, Stingily 1-6. Punts-Average 3-34.3 ...... 6-41.0 Possession Time 32:21 ...... 27:39 Tackle Leaders — USU: Letman 11, Lang 9, Hewitt Possession Time 29:18 ...... 30:42 9. NIU: Durante 9, Logan 8, Sacks By-Yards 2-13 ...... 2-11 Suite 11, Vigil 9, Doughty 8. Sacks By-Yards 3-13 ...... 2-14 NIU: Evans 6, Bass 6, Ward 6. Folliard 7. www.NIUHuskies.com 195 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY BOWL RECORDS

Individual team

Rushing Total Offense Carries: 23, A.J. Harris vs. Troy (2004) Most Yards: 503, vs. Fresno State (2010) 23, Jordan Lynch vs. Florida State (2013) Fewest Yards: 60, vs. TCU (2006) Yards: 120, A.J. Harris vs. Troy (2004) Most Touchdowns: 5, vs. Fresno State (2010)

Passing Rushing Attempts: 41, George Bork vs. Missouri State (1963) Most Attempts: 53, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) 41, Jordan Lynch vs. Florida State (2013) Fewest Attempts: 18, vs. Missouri State (1963) Completions: 27, George Bork vs. Missouri State (1963) Most Yards: 253, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Touchdowns: 3, George Bork, twice (1962 and 1963) Fewest Yards: -20, vs. TCU (2006) Yards: 300, Chandler Harnish vs. Fresno State (2010) Passing Receiving Most Attempts: 42, vs. Missouri State (1963) Receptions: 9, Hugh Rohrschneider vs. Missouri State (1963) 42, vs. Arkansas State (2012) Yards: 224, Martel Moore vs. Arkansas State (2012) Fewest Attempts: 18, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Touchdowns: 1, 12 times Most Completions: 27, vs. Missouri State (1963) Fewest Completions: 6, vs. TCU (2006) Scoring Most Yards: 342, vs. Arkansas State (2012) Touchdowns: 2, Chandler Harnish vs. Fresno State (2010) Fewest Yards: 80, vs. TCU (2006) 2, Chad Spann vs. Fresno State (2010) 2, Josh Haldi vs. Troy (2004) Punting 2, Darryl Richardson vs. Cal State-Fullerton (1983) Most Punts: 9, vs. TCU (2006) Points: 12, Chandler Harnish vs. Fresno State (2010) Fewest Punts: 2, vs. Fresno State (2010) 12, Chad Spann vs. Fresno State (2010) Highest Average: 42.1, vs. Florida State (2013) 12, Josh Haldi vs. Troy (2004) Lowest Average: 32.6, vs. Troy (2004) 12, Darryl Richardson vs. Cal State-Fullerton (1983) PATs: 5, Mathew Sims vs. Arkansas State (2012) First Downs Most First Downs: 25, vs. Marshall (2014) Field Goals Fewest First Downs: 5, vs. TCU (2006) Longest Made FG: 51, Mike Cklamovski vs. Fresno State (2010) Most First Downs Rushing: 11, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1983) Most FG: 3, Christian Hagan vs. Marshall (2014) 11 vs. Marshall (2014) Fewest First Downs Rushing: 0, vs. TCU (2006) Defense Most First Downs Passing: 14, vs. Missouri State (1963) Most Tackles: 16, Brian Atkinson vs. Troy (2004) 14, vs. Fresno State (2010) Fewest First Downs Passing: 2, vs. TCU (2006) NOTE: Individual statistics for 1946 and 1947 games unavailable.

NIU All-Time Bowl Results All-Time Bowl Record: 5-10 (.333) Major College Bowl Record: 4-6 (.400)

Bowl Date Opponent City - Stadium W/L Score 1946 Turkey Bowl Nov. 28 Evansville Evansville, Ind. - Bosse Field L 7-19 1947 Refrigerator Bowl Nov. 29 Evansville Evansville, Ind. - Bosse Field L 0-20 1962 Mineral Water Bowl Nov. 24 Adams State Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Roosevelt Field L 20-23 1963 Mineral Water Bowl Nov. 30 Missouri State Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Roosevelt Field W 21-14 1965 Mineral Water Bowl Nov. 27 North Dakota Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Roosevelt Field L 20-37 *1983 California Bowl Dec. 17 Cal State Fullerton Fresno, Calif. - Bulldog Stadium W 20-13 *2004 Silicon Valley Classic Dec. 30 Troy San Jose, Calif. - Spartan Stadium W 34-21 *2006 Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 19 TCU San Diego, Calif. - Qualcomm Stadium L 7-37 *2008 Independence Bowl Dec. 28 Louisiana Tech Shreveport, La. - Independence Stadium L 10-17 *2010 International Bowl Jan. 3 South Florida Toronto, Canada - Rogers Centre L 3-27 *2010 Humanitarian Bowl Dec. 18 Fresno State Boise, Idaho - Bronco Stadium W 40-17 *2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl Jan. 8 Arkansas State Mobile, Ala. - Ladd Peebles Stadium W 38-20 *2013 Discover Orange Bowl Jan. 1 Florida State Miami Gardens, Fla. - Sun Life Stadium L 10-31 *2013 Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 26 Utah State San Diego, Calif. - Qualcomm Stadium L 14-21 * 2014 Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 23 Marshall Boca Raton, Fla. - FAU Stadium L 52-23 *Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game

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Kick Scoring Tackles for Loss MAC leaders Year Player Pts/Gm Year Player, Pos Total 2000 Steve Azar 8.9 1984 Scott Kellar, DT 20 INDIVIDUALS 2001 Steve Azar 8.3 2002 Steve Azar 7.9 Forced Fumbles Total Offense 2003 Steve Azar 8.7 Year Player, Pos Total Year Player Yds/Gm 2010 Mike Cklamovski 7.6 1998 Benji Peacock, CB 5 2012 Jordan Lynch 353.8 2011 Mathew Sims 8.9 2013 Jordan Lynch 343.7 Interceptions 2013 Mathew Sims 9.3 Year Player, Pos Total Rushing Field Goals 1980 Mike Terna, LB 5 Year Player, Pos Yds/G Year Player FG/Gm 1985 Steve Kmiec, FS 6 2002 Michael Turner 159.6 1983 Vince Scott 1.55 2001 Vince Thompson, CB 5 2003 Michael Turner 137.3 2000 Steve Azar 1.56 2002 Randee Drew, CB 7 2004 Garrett Wolfe 150.5 2001 Steve Azar 1.82 2003 Randee Drew, CB 6 2005 Garrett Wolfe 176.4 2002 Steve Azar 1.50 2013 Jimmie Ward, S 7 2006 Garrett Wolfe 148.3 2003 Steve Azar 1.75 Passes Defended 2010 Chad Spann 99.1 2006 Chris Nendick 1.54 2012 Jordan Lynch 129.6 Year Player, Pos Total 2013 Jordan Lynch 137.1 Field Goal Percentage 2001 Vince Thompson, CB 17 Year Player Pct M/A 2003 Randee Drew, CB 21 Passing 1999 Kent Baker .857 12/14 Year Player Eff. Rating 2000 Steve Azar .933 14/15 2005 Phil Horvath 159.2 2010 Chandler Harnish 157.8 PAT Kick Percentage 2012 Jordan Lynch 144.9 Year Player Pct M/A 1999 Kent Baker 1.000 35/35 Receiving - Receptions Year Player Rec/Gm Punting 1978 Dave Petzke 8.3 Year Player Avg/Punt 1978 Jim Hannula 40.1 Receiving - Yards 1984 Todd Van Keppel 41.8 Year Player Yds/Gm 1985 Mike Kent 41.7 2000 Justin McCareins 106.2 Quarterback Sacks Kickoff Returns Year Player, Pos Total Year Player, Pos Avg/Ret 2007 Larry English, DE 10.5 1984 Ricky Mitchell, TB 22.8 1985 Curt Pardridge, SE 23.0 2002 Randee Drew, CB/WR 26.1 All-Purpose Yardage Year Player, Pos Yds/Gm 1979 Mike Pinckney, FL 114.4 Larry English led the Mid-American Conference in 2000 Justin McCareins, FL 183.1 sacks in 2007 with 10.5 2002 Michael Turner, RB 190.3 2004 Garrett Wolfe, RB 182.2 NIU in the NCAA Record Book 2005 Garrett Wolfe, RB 200.4 2006 Garrett Wolfe, RB 167.5 Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Game Most Seasons Gaining 1,500 Yards or More 321 - Jordan Lynch (Nov. 26, 2013, vs. WMU) 3 - Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) Punt Returns Year Player, Pos Avg/Ret Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Season Most Consecutive Games with 100 Rushing 2000 Justin McCareins, FL 19.1 1,920 - Jordan Lynch (2013) Yards by a QB 2002 Dan Sheldon, SE 22.7 11 - Jordan Lynch (2012) Scoring Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Season Per Game Year Player, Pos Pts/Gm 137.1 - Jordan Lynch (2013) Most Games with 100 Rushing Yards by a 2000 Thomas Hammock, TB 10.7 QB, Season 2003 Steve Azar, PK 8.7 Most Rushing Yards by a QB, Career Per Game 12 - Jordan Lynch (2012) 2005 Garrett Wolfe, TB 11.3 109.1 - Stacey Robinson (1988-90) 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB 8.9 Earliest Game Reaching 1,000 Rushing Yards 2010 Chad Spann, TB 9.4 Most Rushing Yards by Two Players 5th - Garrett Wolfe (2006) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB 10.3 2nd - 2013: Jordan Lynch (1,920) and Touchdowns Cameron Stingily (1,119) Most Yards per Rush, Career (min. 800 rushes) Year Player, Pos TDs/Gm 6.4 - Garrett Wolfe (2004-06) 2000 Thomas Hammock, TB 1.78 Most Rushes by a Freshman, Game 2004 Garrett Wolfe, TB 1.91 52 - Michael Turner (Nov. 18, 2000, vs. CMU) Highest Rushing Average, Game 2010 Chad Spann, TB 1.57 15.54 - vs. EMU (Nov. 26, 2010) 2013 Jordan Lynch, QB 1.71 Most Yards Gained, Half 287 - Stacey Robinson (Oct. 6, 1990, vs. Fresno St.) Most Defensive Extra Point Attempts 2 - vs. Akron (Nov. 3, 1990 - 2 INT returns) Scoring 20 TDs Rushing and Passing, Season Jordan Lynch (2013 - 23 Rush, 1 Rec., 24 Pass) www.NIUHuskies.com 197 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS

MAC leaders ncaa leaders TEAM INDIVIDUALS Total Offense Scoring Defense Year Yds/Gm Year Points/Gm Total Offense 2000 427.8 2008 18.0 Year Player, Pos Yds 2010 450.0 2010 18.9 *1950 Bob Heimerdinger, QB *1,782 2012 469.6 *1951 Bob Heimerdinger, QB *1,775 2013 519.8 Rushing Defense *1962 George Bork, QB *2,398 Year Yds/Gm *1963 George Bork, QB *2,945 Scoring Offense 2002 131.8 *1965 Ron Christian, QB *2,307 Year Points/Gm 1983 26.7 Passing Defense Receiving 2000 37.2 Year Yds/Gm Year Player, Pos Rec Yds 2010 38.0 1977 88.5 *1952 Jim McKinzie, E 44 703 2012 38.6 1981 102.3 *1962 Hugh Rohrschneider, E 76 795 2013 39.6 2008 161.1 *1963 Hugh Rohrschneider, E 75 1,036 1978 Dave Petzke, SE 91 1,215 Rushing Offense Passing Effi ciency Defense Year Yds/Gm Year Effi ciency Rating Passing 1982 201.7 2012 108.5 Year Player Yds TD 1985 183.7 *1962 George Bork 2,506 22 2004 232.2 Interceptions *1963 George Bork 3,077 32 2010 260.4 Year Number 2012 238.2 2013 19 Rushing 2013 297.2 Year Player, Pos Yds TD Quarterback Sacks 1973 Mark Kellar, FB 1,719 16 Passing Effi ciency Year Total Avg. 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB 1,976 12 Year Effi ciency Rating 2014 32 2.29 2006 Garrett Wolfe,TB 1,928 18 2010 149.2 Tackles For Loss Punt Returns First Downs Year Avg./Gm Year Player, Pos Avg Year Number 2012 7.4 2002 Dan Sheldon, WR 22.7 2010 303 2011 333 Opponent First Downs All-Purpose Yardage 2013 365 Year Number Year Player, Pos Yds 2008 215 1993 LeShon Johnson, TB 2,082 Third Down Conversions 2006 Garrett Wolfe, TB 2,177 Year Pct. Fourth Down Conversions Scoring 2010 50.6 Year Pct. Year Player, Pos Pts TD 2008 36.4 Fourth Down Conversions 1990 Stacey Robinson, QB 120 19 Year Pct. Net Punting Team Passing 2011 78.6 Year Avg. Year Yds/Gm 2012 74.1 2014 40.1 2013 66.7 *1950 187.0 *1962 285.6 Punt Returns *1963 349.3 Red Zone Offense Year Avg./Gm Year Pct. 2000 16.2 Team Rushing Team Punt Returns 2003 98.0 2002 20.2 Year Yds/Gm Year Avg./Ret 2004 87.2 1990 344.6 2002 20.2 Kickoff Returns Total Defense Year Avg./Gm * College Division Year Yds/Gm 1997 24.1 2008 298.5 Turnover Margin Year No. Avg./Gm big west leaders 2014 +12 +0.86 Rushing Year Player, Pos Yds/Gm 1993 LeShon Johnson 179.6 1995 Charles Talley 140.0 All-Purpose Yardage Year Player, Pos Yds/Gm 1993 LeShon Johnson 189.3 Team Rushing Offense Year Yds/Gm 1993 210.1 1994 228.7 Wide receiver Perez Ashford (left) played a key role 1995 227.0 in NIU leading the MAC in four different offensive categories in 2012.

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Year Date Network (Broadcast) Result Year Date Network (Broadcast) Result 1965 Nov. 6 WREX (Rockford) NIU 48, Illinois St. 6 2002 Aug. 29 Fox Sports Net (R) NIU 42, Wake Forest 41 (OT) 1983 Dec. 17 ESPN/Mizlou (N) NIU 20, Cal St.-Fullerton 13 Sept. 14 ESPN Regional (R) Wisconsin 24, NIU 21 California Bowl (Fresno, Calif.) Nov. 9 Fox Sports Net/ 1984 Sept. 1 WLS (Chicago) NIU 40, West Texas St. 33 Sunshine Network (R) NIU 26, Bowling Green 17 Oct. 13 SportsTime (R) NIU 10, Eastern Michigan 10 Nov. 23 Fox Sports Net (R) Toledo 33, NIU 30 Oct. 20 SportsTime (R) Bowling Green 28, NIU 6 2003 Aug. 28 Fox Sports Net (N) NIU 20, Maryland 13 (OT) 1985 Sept. 7 SportsVision (R) NIU 17, Western Michigan 0 Sept. 20 ESPN GamePlan (N) NIU 19, Alabama 16 Sept. 14 SportsVision (R) Wisconsin 38, NIU 17 Oct. 4 ESPN GamePlan (N) NIU 30, Ohio 23 (OT) Oct. 19 SportsVision (R) NIU 16, Toledo 3 Oct. 25 ESPN2 (N) Bowling Green 34, NIU 18 Nov. 9 SportsVision (R)/ Nov. 1 FSN Chicago (R) NIU 48, Ball State 23 Pro-Am (D) NIU 3, Eastern Michigan 0 Nov. 15 Fox Sports Net (R) Toledo 49, NIU 30 Nov. 23 SportsVision (R)/ 2004 Sept. 11 Fox Sports Net (R) NIU 23, Southern Illinois 22 Pro-Am (D) Central Michigan 30, NIU 21 Sept. 18 Fox Sports Net (R) Iowa State 48, NIU 41 1986 Aug. 30 SportsVision (R) Ball State 20, NIU 10 Sept. 24 ESPN2 (N) NIU 34, Bowling Green 17 Sept. 13 SportsVision (R-D) Wisconsin 35, NIU 20 Oct. 2 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 49, Akron 19 Sept. 20 SportsVision (R-D) Iowa 57, NIU 3 Oct. 16 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 42, Central Michigan 10 Oct. 25 SportsVision (R-D) Miami (Ohio) 20, NIU 6 Oct. 23 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 59, Western Michigan 38 Nov. 8 SportsVision (R-D) NIU 21, Eastern Michigan 14 Oct. 30 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 38, Ball State 31 (OT) 1987 Sept. 12 SportsVision (R) Lamar 39, NIU 35 Nov. 9 ESPN2 (N) Toledo 31, NIU 17 Oct. 10 SportsVision (R)/ Nov. 20 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 34, Eastern Michigan 16 Buckeye Cablevision (L)NIU 41, Toledo 5 Dec. 30 ESPN2 (N) NIU 34, Troy 21 Nov. 7 SportsVision (R-D) NIU 29, Western Illinois 14 Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose, Calif.) Nov. 14 SportsVision (R-D) Akron 27, NIU 21 2005 Sept. 3 ABC (R) Michigan 33, NIU 17 Nov. 28 ESPN (N) NIU 34, UNLV 31 Sept. 10 ESPN Classic (N) Northwestern 38, NIU 37 1988 Sept. 3 SportsVision (R-D) NIU 7, Akron 6 Sept. 17 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 42, Tennessee Tech 3 Sept. 17 SportsVision (R-D) NIU 19, Wisconsin 17 Oct. 5 ESPN2 (N) NIU 38, Miami (Ohio) 27 Nov. 5 SportsVision (R-D) NIU 16, Western Illinois 6 Oct. 15 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 24, Eastern Michigan 8 1989 Oct. 7 SportsChannel (R) NIU 29, Southern Illinois 24 Oct. 29 CSN Chicago (R) Ball State 31, NIU 17 Oct. 21 SportsChannel (R) NIU 42, UNLV 24 Nov. 16 ESPN2 (N) NIU 35, Toledo 17 1990 Sept. 29 ESPN (N) Northwestern 24, NIU 7 Nov. 23 ESPN2 (N) NIU 42, Western Michigan 7 Oct. 6 KMPH (Fresno-Visalia) NIU 73, Fresno State 18 Dec. 1 ESPN (N) Akron 31, NIU 30 1991 Oct. 12 SportsChannel (R) Western Michigan 22, NIU 10 MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) Oct. 19 SportsChannel (R-D) Florida 41, NIU 10 2006 Sept. 2 ABC (R) Ohio State 35, NIU 12 Nov. 2 SportsChannel (R) UL-Lafayette 13, NIU 12 Sept. 9 CSN Chicago (R) Ohio 35, NIU 23 1992 Sept. 12 SportsChannel (R-D) NIU 26, Illinois State 19 Sept. 16 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 31, Buffalo 13 Oct. 10 SportsChannel (N) NIU 23, Southern Miss 10 Sept. 23 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 48, Indiana State 14 Nov. 21 SportsChannel (R) Toledo 25, NIU 8 Sept. 30 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 40, Ball State 28 1994 Oct. 1 SportsChannel (R-D) Nevada 35, NIU 31 Oct. 8 ESPN (N) NIU 28, Miami (Ohio) 25 1995 Sept. 9 SportsChannel (R-D) Louisville 34, NIU 21 Oct. 14 ESPN Plus (R) Western Michigan 16, NIU 14 Oct. 7 SportsChannel (R) NIU 62, UNLV 14 Oct. 21 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 43, Temple 21 Oct. 28 SportsChannel (R) Cincinnati 55, NIU 19 Oct. 28 ESPNU (N) Iowa 24, NIU 14 Nov. 4 SportsChannel (R-D) Florida 58, NIU 20 Nov. 7 ESPN2 (N) Toledo 17, NIU 13 1996 Oct. 5 SportsChannel (R) North Texas 24, NIU 21 Nov. 17 ESPNU (N) NIU 31, Central Michigan 10 Oct. 19 SportsChannel (R) Louisville 27, NIU 3 Nov. 24 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 27, Eastern Michigan 0 Oct. 26 SportsChannel (R) Akron 34, NIU 17 Dec. 19 ESPN (N) TCU 37, NIU 7 1997 Aug. 28 SportsChannel (R-D) Central Michigan 44, NIU 10 Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) Oct. 25 SportsChannel (R) Ball State 21, NIU 14 2007 Sept. 1 ESPNU (N) Iowa 16, NIU 3 (Chicago) 1998 Sept. 12 Fox Sports Net/ Sept. 8 CSN Chicago (R) Southern Illinois 34, NIU 31 Big 12 Network (R) Kansas State 73, NIU 7 Sept. 15 ESPN Regional (R) Eastern Michigan 21, NIU 19 Oct. 17 Fox Sports Net (R) NIU 16, Central Michigan 6 Sept. 22 ESPN GamePlan (N) NIU 42, Idaho 35 Oct. 31 Fox Sports Net (R) Toledo 16, NIU 3 Sept. 29 ESPN Regional (R) Central Michigan 35, NIU 10 1999 Sept. 11 WJYS (Chicago) Vanderbilt 34, NIU 31 Oct. 13 CSN Chicago (R) Western Michigan 17, NIU 13 Sept. 18 ESPN Regional (R) Iowa 24, NIU 0 Oct. 20 Big Ten Network (N) Wisconsin 44, NIU 3 Oct. 23 Fox Sports Net (R) NIU 50, Kent State 7 Nov. 10 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 27, Kent State 20 Oct. 30 Fox Sports Net (R) Marshall 41, NIU 9 Nov. 17 CSTV (N) Navy 35, NIU 24 2000 Oct. 21 Fox Sports Net (R) Western Michigan 52, NIU 22 Nov. 24 CSN Chicago (R) Ball State 27, NIU 21 Oct. 28 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 73, Buffalo 10 2008 Aug. 30 Big Ten Network (R) Minnesota 31, NIU 27 2001 Sept. 8 ESPN Regional (R) Illinois 17, NIU 12 Sept. 20 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 48, Indiana State 3 Oct. 6 ESPN GamePlan (N) Marshall 37, NIU 15 Sept. 27 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 37, Eastern Michigan 0 Oct. 20 Fox Sports Net (R) NIU 20 Western Michigan 12 Oct. 4 ESPN GamePlan (N) Tennessee 13, NIU 9 Nov. 3 Fox Sports Net (R) NIU 40, Eastern Michigan 17 Oct. 11 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 17, Miami (Ohio) 13 www.NIUHuskies.com 199 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY TELEVISION APPEARANCES

Year Date Network (Broadcast) Result Year Date Network (Broadcast) Result Oct. 18 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 38, Toledo 7 2012 Sept. 1 ESPNU (N) Iowa 18, NIU 17 (Chicago) Oct. 25 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 16, Bowling Green 13 Sept. 15 CBS Sports Network (N) NIU 41, Army 40 Nov. 5 ESPN2 (N) Ball State 45, NIU 14 Oct. 13 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 45, Buffalo 3 Nov. 12 ESPN2 (N) Central Michigan 33, NIU 30 (OT) Oct. 20 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 37, Akron 7 Nov. 25 ESPN Classic (N) Navy 16, NIU 0 Oct. 27 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 48, Western Michigan 34 Dec. 28 ESPN (N) Louisiana Tech 17, NIU 10 Nov. 14 ESPN2 (N) NIU 31, Toledo 24 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) Nov. 30 ESPN2 (N) NIU 44, Kent State 37 (2OT) 2009 Sept. 5 Big Ten Network (R) Wisconsin 28, NIU 20 MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) Sept. 12 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 41, Western Illinois 7 Jan. 1 ESPN (N) Florida State 31, NIU 10 Sept. 19 Big Ten Network (R) NIU 28, Purdue 21 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) Sept. 26 CSN Chicago (R) Idaho 34, NIU 31 2013 Aug. 31 Big Ten Network (R) NIU 30, Iowa 27 Oct. 3 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 38, Western Michigan 3 Sept. 28 ESPN2 (N) NIU 55, Purdue 24 Oct. 31 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 27, Akron 10 Oct. 5 TWC SportsChannel (R) NIU 38, Kent State 24 Nov. 5 ESPNU (N) NIU 50 Eastern Michigan 6 Oct. 26 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 59, Eastern Michigan 20 Nov. 12 ESPNU (N) NIU 26, Ball State 20 Nov. 2 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 63, Massachusetts 19 Jan. 2 ESPN2 (N) South Florida 27, NIU 3 Nov. 13 ESPN2 (N) NIU 48, Ball State 27 International Bowl (Toronto, Canada) Nov. 20 ESPN2 (N) NIU 35, Toledo 17 2010 Sept. 2 Fox Sports Net/ Nov. 26 ESPN2 (N) NIU 33, Western Michigan 14 CSN Chicago (R) Iowa State 27, NIU 10 Dec. 6 ESPN2 (N) Bowling Green 47, NIU 27 Sept. 18 Big Ten Network (R) Illinois 28, NIU 22 MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) Sept. 25 Big Ten Network (R) NIU 34, Minnesota 23 Dec. 26 ESPN (N) Utah State 21, NIU 14 Oct. 9 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 31. Temple 17 Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) Oct. 23 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 33, Central Michigan 7 2014 Sept. 6 Big Ten Network (R) NIU 23, Northwestern 15 Oct. 30 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 28, Western Michigan 21 Sept. 13 MW Network/CI (R) NIU 48, UNLV 34 Nov. 9 ESPN2 (N) NIU 65, Toledo 30 Sept. 20 ESPNU (N) Arkansas 52, NIU 14 Dec. 3 ESPN2 (N) Miami (Ohio) 26, NIU 21 Nov. 5 ESPN2 (N) NIU 35, Ball State 21 MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) Nov. 11 ESPN2 (N) NIU 27, Toledo 24 Dec. 18 ESPN (N) NIU 40, Fresno State 17 Nov. 18 ESPNU (N) NIU 21, Ohio 14 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho) Nov. 28 ESPNU (N) NIU 31, Western Michigan 21 2011 Sept. 10 Fox College Sports (R) Kansas 45, NIU 42 Dec. 5 ESPN2 (N) NIU 51, Bowling Green 17 Oct. 15 CSN Chicago (R) NIU 51, Western Michigan 22 MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) Oct. 22 ESPN Plus (R) NIU 31, Buffalo 30 Dec. 23 ESPN (N) Marshall 52, NIU 23 Nov. 1 ESPN2 (N) NIU 63, Toledo 60 Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) Nov. 8 ESPN2 (N) NIU 45, Bowling Green 14 Nov. 15 ESPNU (N) NIU 41, Ball State 38 KEY: N=National broadcast; R=Regional; L=Local; D=Tape delayed Nov. 25 ESPNU (N) NIU 18, Eastern Michigan 12 Dec. 2 ESPN2 (N) NIU 23, Ohio 20 MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.) Jan. 8 ESPN (N) NIU 38, Arkansas State 20 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)

NIU in TV Games Record: 98-74-1 (.569)

RECORD BY NETWORK - NATIONAL RECORD BY NETWORK - REGIONAL ABC 0-2 CSN Chicago 23-7 ESPN 5-7 FSN Chicago* 1-0 ESPN2 18-8 Big Ten Network 4-4 ESPNU 7-4 ESPN Regional/ESPN Plus 9-6 ESPN Classic 0-2 Mountain West Network/Campus Insiders 1-0 ESPN GamePlan 3-2 TWC SportsChannel 1-0 Fox Sports Net* 8-8 SportsVision* 9-8 Fox College Sports 0-1 SportsChannel* 5-13 CBS Sports Network/CSTV 1-1 SportsTime* 0-1-1

*Defunct Network

200 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY all-time serieS Records Opponent G W L T Pct. First-Last Mtg. Opponent G W L T Pct. First-Last Mtg. Adams State 1 0 1 0 .000 1962 - 1962 Minnesota 3 1 2 0 .333 1988 - 2010 Akron 14 9 5 0 .643 1966 - 2013 Mississippi 1 0 1 0 .000 1993 - 1993 Alabama 1 1 0 0 1.000 2003 - 2003 Montana 1 0 1 0 .000 1970 - 1970 American Coll. of PE 1 1 0 0 1.000 1926 - 1926 Mt. Morris 11 8 2 1 .773 1914 - 1929 Arkansas 2 0 2 0 .000 1994 - 2014 Murray State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1990 - 1990 Arkansas State 8 7 1 0 .875 1990 - 2011 Navy 1 0 2 0 .000 2007 - 2008 Army 3 2 1 0 .667 1992 - 2012 Nebraska 2 0 2 0 .000 1989 - 1990 Auburn 1 0 1 0 .000 2000 - 2000 Nebraska-Omaha 14 8 6 0 .571 1949 - 1965 Aurora 3 2 0 1 .833 1913 - 1914 Nebraska-Peru 1 1 0 0 1.000 1951 - 1951 Ball State 42 20 20 2 .500 1941 - 2014 Nevada 2 1 1 0 .500 1993 - 1994 Beloit College 11 3 8 0 .272 1906 - 1958 New Mexico State 3 1 2 0 .333 1968 - 1994 Belvidere Business Col. 3 3 0 0 1.000 1903 - 1906 North Carolina State 1 0 1 0 .000 1997 - 1997 Boston College 1 0 1 0 .000 1971 - 1971 North Central College 17 11 4 2 .706 1901 - 1960 Bowling Green 19 8 11 0 .421 1967 - 2014 North Dakota 2 1 1 0 .500 1965 - 2010 Bradley 7 4 3 0 .571 1921 - 1967 North Dakota State 2 0 2 0 .000 1968 - 1969 Buffalo 9 8 1 0 .889 1968 - 2012 North Texas 1 0 1 0 .000 1996 - 1996 Butler 2 2 0 0 1.000 1966 - 1967 Northeast Louisiana 2 0 2 0 .000 1938 - 1978 Cal Poly 1 1 0 0 1.000 2011 - 2011 Northeast Missouri St. 4 3 1 0 .750 1961 - 1965 Cal State-Fullerton 3 2 1 0 .667 1983 - 1989 Northern Arizona 1 0 1 0 .000 1968 - 1968 Central Florida 3 2 1 0 .667 1998 - 2004 Northern Iowa 3 1 2 0 .333 1927 - 1964 Central Michigan 50 23 26 1 .470 1939 - 2014 Northwest Missouri St. 1 1 0 0 1.000 1961 - 1961 Chicago City College 1 1 0 0 1.000 1935 - 1935 Northwestern 8 1 6 1 .188 1975 - 2014 Chicago Teachers 1 1 0 0 1.000 1916 - 1916 Ohio 20 11 9 0 .550 1968 - 2014 Chicago YMCA 2 0 2 0 .000 1925 - 1927 Ohio State 1 0 1 0 .000 2006 - 2006 Cincinnati 2 1 1 0 .500 1989 - 1995 Oklahoma State 1 0 1 0 .000 1994 - 1994 Concordia 2 2 0 0 1.000 1943 - 1944 Oregon State 1 0 1 0 .000 1996 - 1996 Cornell (IA) 1 0 1 0 .000 1920 - 1920 Paciﬁ c 2 1 1 0 .500 1993 - 1994 Crane J. C. 3 3 0 0 1.000 1926 - 1932 Penn State 1 0 1 0 .000 1996 - 1996 Dayton 2 0 2 0 .000 1969 - 1970 Presbyterian 1 1 0 0 1.000 2014 - 2014 DePaul 1 0 1 0 .000 1924 - 1924 Purdue 2 2 0 0 1.000 2009 - 2013 Dixon 5 3 2 0 .600 1909 - 1912 St. Ambrose 2 0 2 0 .000 1947 - 1948 Dubuque 4 1 2 1 .375 1908 - 1939 St. Bede’s 2 1 0 1 .750 1925 - 1926 East Carolina 1 0 1 0 .000 1990 - 1990 St. Joseph’s 1 1 0 0 1.000 1924 - 1924 East Tennessee St. 1 1 0 0 1.000 1979 - 1979 St. Viator’s 7 3 4 0 .429 1915 - 1936 Eastern Illinois 37 26 10 1 .716 1902 - 2013 Sam Houston St. 1 1 0 0 1.000 2001 - 2001 Eastern Kentucky 2 0 2 0 .000 1940 - 1948 San Diego State 4 0 4 0 .000 1967 - 1971 Eastern Michigan 45 29 14 2 .667 1927 - 2014 San Jose State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1995 - 1995 Elmhurst College 17 16 0 1 .971 1921 - 1946 Shurtleff 2 0 2 0 .000 1929 - 1930 Eureka College 6 3 3 0 .500 1923 - 1935 South Florida 3 1 2 0 .333 2001 - 2009 Evansville 2 0 2 0 .000 1946 - 1947 Southern Illinois 43 28 14 1 .679 1931 - 2007 Florida 2 0 2 0 .000 1991 - 1995 Southern Mississippi 2 1 1 0 .500 1992 - 1995 Florida State 1 0 1 0 .000 2012 - 2012 Southwest Missouri St. 3 3 0 0 1.000 1963 - 1988 Fresno State 5 3 2 0 .600 1972 - 2010 Sterling Business Col. 3 2 1 0 .667 1904 - 1909 Gary J. C. 1 0 1 0 .000 1933 - 1933 TCU 1 0 1 0 .000 2006 - 2006 German Pres. Sem. 1 0 1 0 .000 1909 - 1909 Temple 4 3 1 0 .750 1989 - 2010 Hillsdale College 4 4 0 0 1.000 1959 - 1967 Tennessee 1 0 1 0 .000 2008 - 2008 Idaho 7 4 3 0 .571 1969 - 2013 Tennessee-Martin 1 1 0 0 1.000 2012 - 2012 Illinois 4 0 4 0 .000 1992 - 2010 Tennessee Tech 2 2 0 0 1.000 2003 - 2005 Illinois College 2 2 0 0 1.000 1930 - 1931 Texas-El Paso 1 0 1 0 .000 1996 - 1996 Illinois State 56 25 22 9 .527 1906 - 2000 Toledo 42 13 29 0 .310 1967 - 2014 Illinois Wesleyan 7 2 4 1 .357 1934 - 1949 Troy 1 1 0 0 1.000 2004 - 2004 Indiana 1 0 1 0 .000 1993 - 1993 UNLV 4 4 0 0 1.000 1987 - 2014 Indiana State 10 5 5 0 .500 1926 - 2008 Utah State 2 0 2 0 .000 1995 - 2013 Iowa 9 1 8 0 .111 1985 - 2013 Valparaiso 3 2 1 0 .667 1927 - 1929 Iowa State 4 1 3 0 .250 1993 - 2010 Vanderbilt 3 0 3 0 .000 1994 - 1999 Kansas 3 2 1 0 .667 1983 - 2012 Wake Forest 2 1 1 0 .500 2001 - 2002 Kansas State 6 2 4 0 .333 1989 - 1998 Washburn 2 2 0 0 1.000 1948 - 1949 Kent State 26 19 7 0 .731 1949 - 2014 West Texas State 7 4 3 0 .571 1967 - 1984 Lamar 1 0 1 0 .000 1987 - 1987 West Virginia 1 0 1 0 .000 1986 - 1986 LaSalle-Peru J. C. 1 1 0 0 1.000 1929 - 1929 Western Illinois 39 21 17 1 .551 1903 - 2009 Lewis 3 1 2 0 .333 1916 - 1953 Western Kentucky 1 0 1 0 .000 1969 - 1969 Liberty 1 1 0 0 1.000 1992 - 1992 Western Michigan 40 17 23 0 .425 1950 - 2014 Lombard 1 0 1 0 .000 1923 - 1923 Wheaton College 41 28 10 3 .720 1912 - 1961 Long Beach State 9 4 5 0 .444 1971 - 1981 Wichita State 2 1 1 0 .500 1976 - 1980 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 3 6 0 .333 1988 - 1996 Wilson J. C. 1 1 0 0 1.000 1943 - 1943 Louisiana Tech 7 1 6 0 .143 1989 - 2008 Winona State 2 2 0 0 1.000 1962 - 1963 Louisville 3 0 3 0 .000 1977 - 1996 Wisconsin 13 1 12 0 .077 1971 - 2011 Mankato State 1 1 0 0 1.000 1938 - 1938 Wisconsin-La Crosse 2 2 0 0 1.000 1960 - 1962 Marshall 8 4 4 0 .500 1969 - 2014 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 10 4 4 2 .500 1921 - 1966 Maryland 3 1 2 0 .333 1996 - 2004 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2 2 0 0 1.000 1940 - 1941 Massachusetts 2 2 0 0 1.000 2012 - 2013 Wisconsin-Platteville 9 6 2 1 .722 1903 - 1933 McNeese State 1 0 1 0 .000 1974 - 1974 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 5 4 0 1 .900 1936 - 1948 Miami (FL) 1 0 1 0 .000 1986 - 1986 Wisconsin-Whitewater 19 12 6 1 .658 1901 - 1965 Miami (OH) 16 8 8 0 .500 1970 - 2014 Xavier (OH) 5 3 2 0 .600 1968 - 1973 Michigan 1 0 1 0 .000 2005 - 2005 Middle Tennessee St. 2 1 1 0 .500 1988 - 1992 COL. TOTALS 1,000 520 446 34 .537 1901 - 2014 Millikin 5 2 3 0 .400 1921 - 1947 NON-COL. TOTALS 79 38 24 17 .589 1899 - 1949 Milton 2 2 0 0 1.000 1924 - 1925 OVERALL TOTALS 1,079 558 470 51 .541 1899 - 2014 www.NIUHuskies.com 201 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY SERIES scores VS. MAC & 2015 OPPONENTS

UNLV (4-0) 1988 BSU 18-17 H 1954 CMU 46-7 H 1986 NIU 21-14 H 1997 # BSU 21-14 H 1955 CMU 61-0 A 1987 EMU 32-31 A in Las Vegas: NIU leads 2-0 1998 # BSU 18-13 A 1956 CMU 41-0 H 1997 # EMU 38-10 H in DeKalb: NIU leads 2-0 1999 # NIU 37-17 H 1957 CMU 52-13 A 1998 # NIU 26-14 A 1987 NIU 34-31 A 2000 # NIU 43-14 A 1958 CMU 33-23 H 1999 # NIU 30-23 H 1989 NIU 42-24 H 2001 # NIU 33-29 H 1959 CMU 29-7 A 2000 # EMU 39-32 A 1995 NIU 62-14 H 2002 # NIU 41-29 A 1960 NIU 36-15 H 2001 # NIU 40-17 H 2014 NIU 48-34 A 2003 # NIU 48-23 H 1961 NIU 11-0 A 2002 # NIU 49-21 A 2004 # NIU 38-31 OT A 1962 CMU 35-27 H 2003 # NIU 38-24 H MURRAY STATE (1-0) 2005 # BSU 31-17 H 1963 NIU 27-22 A 2004 # NIU 34-16 A 2006 # NIU 40-28 A 1964 NIU 19-14 H 2005 # NIU 24-8 H in DeKalb: NIU leads 1-0 2007 # BSU 27-21 H 1965 NIU 19-14 A 2006 # NIU 27-0 A 1990 NIU 49-7 H 2008 # BSU 45-14 A 1966 NIU 20-13 H 2007 # EMU 21-19 H 2009 # NIU 26-20 H 1975 # CMU 69-7 A 2008 # NIU 37-0 A 2010 # NIU 59-21 A 1976 # CMU 31-9 H 2009 # NIU 50-6 H OHIO STATE (0-1) 2011 # NIU 41-38 H 1977 # CMU 25-21 H 2010 # NIU 71-3 A in Columbus: OSU leads 1-0 2012 # NIU 35-23 A 1978 # CMU 34-7 A 2011 # NIU 18-12 H 1994 UA 30-27 A 2013 # NIU 48-27 H 1979 # CMU 31-11 A 2012 # NIU 49-7 A 2014 # NIU 35-21 A 1980 # NIU 21-0 H 2013 # NIU 59-20 H 1981 # CMU 17-10 A 2014 # NIU 28-17 A BOSTON COLLEGE (0-1) BOWLING GREEN (8-11) 1982 # NIU 19-13 H in Chestnut Hill: BC leads 1-0 1983 # CMU 30-14 A KENT STATE (19-7) in Bowling Green: BGSU leads 7-2 1984 # NIU 8-7 H 1971 BC 20-10 A in Kent: NIU leads 7-5 in DeKalb: NIU leads 5-3 1985 # CMU 30-21 A in DeKalb: NIU leads 11-2 at Neutral Site: Series Tied 1-1 1997 # CMU 44-10 A at Neutral Site: NIU leads 1-0 AKRON (9-5) 1967 BGSU 17-1 A 1998 # NIU 16-6 H in Akron: NIU leads 4-2 1968 NIU 7-6 H 1999 # NIU 31-27 A 1949 KSU 21-19 H in DeKalb: NIU leads 5-2 1969 BGSU 38-23 A 2000 # NIU 40-6 H 1950 KSU 56-7 A at Neutral Site: Akron leads 1-0 1973 BGSU 21-20 A 2001 # NIU 33-24 A 1966 KSU 26-7 H 1981 # BGSU 17-10 H 2002 # NIU 49-0 H 1967 KSU 35-0 A 1966 NIU 31-18 H 1982 # BGSU 20-18 A 2003 # NIU 40-24 A 1971 NIU 26-7 A 1987 AKRON 27-21 H 1983 # NIU 24-23 H 2004 # NIU 42-10 H 1972 NIU 28-7 H 1988 NIU 7-6 H 1984 # BGSU 28-6 A 2005 # NIU 31-28 A 1975 # NIU 38-15 H 1990 NIU 31-28 A 1985 # BGSU 34-14 H 2006 # NIU 31-10 H 1976 # KSU 42-0 A 1991 AKRON 17-7 A 1986 NIU 16-8 A 2007 # CMU 35-10 A 1977 # NIU 21-18 A 1996 AKRON 34-17 H 1997 # BGSU 35-10 A 2008 # CMU 33-30 OT H 1978 # NIU 27-21 H 2000 # NIU 52-35 A 1998 # BGSU 34-23 H 2009 # CMU 45-31 A 1979 # NIU 25-0 H 2004 # NIU 49-19 H 2002 # NIU 26-17 H 2010 # NIU 33-7 H 1980 # NIU 35-14 A 2005 # AKRON 48-42 OT A 2003 # BGSU 34-18 A 2011 # CMU 48-41 A 1981 # KSU 31-10 A 2005 * AKRON 31-30 N 2004 # NIU 34-17 H 2012 # NIU 55-24 H 1982 # NIU 23-15 H 2009 # NIU 27-10 H 2008 # NIU 16-13 H 2013 # NIU 38-17 A 1983 # NIU 38-7 A 2010 # NIU 50-14 A 2011 # NIU 45-14 A 2014 # CMU 34-17 H 1984 # NIU 24-10 H 2012 # NIU 37-7 A 2013 * BGSU 47-27 N 1999 # NIU 50-7 H 2013 # NIU 27-20 H 2014 * NIU 51-17 N EASTERN MICHIGAN (29-14-2) 2001 # KSU 44-34 A 2002 # NIU 13-6 H BALL STATE (20-20-2) in Ypsilanti: NIU leads 14-7-1 2005 # NIU 34-3 A BUFFALO (8-1) in DeKalb: NIU leads 15-7-1 in Muncie: NIU leads 11-9 2007 # NIU 27-20 H in Buffalo: NIU leads 3-0 in DeKalb: BSU leads 11-9-2 1927 EMU 25-6 A 2008 # NIU 42-14 A in DeKalb: NIU leads 5-1 1928 EMU 43-0 H 2011 # NIU 40-10 H 1941 TIE 6-6 H 1968 UB 20-7 H 1947 NIU 21-6 H 2012 * NIU 44-37 (2OT) N 1942 BSU 14-0 A 1970 NIU 43-26 H 1948 NIU 10-7 A 2013 # NIU 38-24 A 1966 NIU 38-24 A 1999 NIU 45-21 A 1949 NIU 39-14 H 2014 # NIU 17-14 H 1967 NIU 28-14 H 2000 NIU 73-10 H 1950 NIU 35-13 A 1968 NIU 40-20 A 2003 NIU 40-9 A 1951 NIU 35-21 H MASSACHUSETTS (2-0) 1969 NIU 17-13 H 2006 # NIU 31-13 H 1952 EMU 19-7 A 1970 NIU 31-14 A in Foxborough: NIU leads 1-0 2010 # NIU 45-14 H 1953 EMU 20-14 H 1971 TIE 10-10 H in DeKalb: NIU leads 1-0 2011 # NIU 31-30 A 1954 EMU 34-0 A 1973 NIU 45-17 H 2012 # NIU 45-3 H 1955 EMU 13-6 H 2012 # NIU 63-0 H 1974 BSU 31-21 A 1956 EMU 25-7 A 2013 # NIU 63-19 A 1975 # BSU 3-0 H 1957 EMU 54-20 H 1976 # BSU 33-7 H CENTRAL MICHIGAN (23-26-1) 1958 EMU 15-7 A MIAMI (OHIO) (8-8) 1977 # BSU 31-6 A in Mt. Pleasant: CMU leads 16-9 1959 NIU 34-0 H 1978 # BSU 31-13 H in DeKalb: NIU leads 14-10-1 1960 NIU 19-0 A in Oxford: Series tied 4-4 1979 # BSU 42-0 A 1961 NIU 35-10 H in DeKalb: NIU leads 4-3 1980 # BSU 18-17 H 1939 CMU 6-0 A at Neutral Site: Miami leads 1-0 1940 NIU 9-6 H 1977 # EMU 25-2 H 1981 # BSU 23-0 A 1979 # TIE 0-0 A 1970 MU 48-0 A 1982 # BSU 14-7 H 1946 CMU 58-7 A 1947 TIE 6-6 H 1980 # NIU 38-6 H 1981 # MU 30-3 A 1983 # NIU 27-14 A 1981 # NIU 30-7 A 1982 # NIU 12-7 H 1984 # BSU 15-14 H 1950 CMU 26-14 H 1951 NIU 26-13 A 1982 # NIU 10-0 H 1983 # NIU 17-0 A 1985 # BSU 29-0 A 1983 # NIU 34-15 A 1984 # MU 20-7 H 1986 BSU 20-10 H 1952 CMU 56-7 H 1953 CMU 46-0 A 1984 # TIE 10-10 H 1985 # MU 32-15 A 1987 BSU 42-17 A 1985 # NIU 3-0 A 202 www.NIUHuskies.com NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HISTORY SERIES scores VS. MAC & 2015 OPPONENTS

1986 MU 20-6 H 2002 # UT 33-30 H 1997 # MU 42-0 A 2003 # UT 49-30 A NIU in Overtime Games 1998 # MU 41-10 H 2004 # UT 31-17 H Record: 5-2 (.667) 2002 # NIU 48-41 A 2005 # NIU 35-17 A 2005 # NIU 38-27 H 2006 # UT 17-13 H Date Opponent (Score) Site 2006 # NIU 28-25 A 2007 # UT 70-21 A 8-29-02 NIU 42, Wake Forest 41 DeKalb 2008 # NIU 17-13 H 2008 # NIU 38-7 H 8-28-03 NIU 20, Maryland 13 DeKalb 2009 # UT 20-19 A 2009 # NIU 27-22 A 10-4-03 NIU 30, Ohio 23 DeKalb 2010 * MU 26-21 N 2010 # NIU 65-30 H 2014 # NIU 51-41 H 2011 # NIU 63-60 A 10-30-04 NIU 38, Ball State 31 DeKalb 2012 # NIU 31-24 H 9-24-05 Akron 48, NIU 42 Akron, Ohio OHIO (11-9) 2013 # NIU 35-17 A 11-12-08 Central Michigan 33, NIU 30 DeKalb 2014 # NIU 27-24 H 11-30-12 NIU 44, Kent State 37 (2OT) Detroit, Mich.# in Athens: Ohio leads 7-4 in DeKalb: NIU leads 6-2 #MAC Championship Game at Neutral Site: NIU leads 1-0 WESTERN MICHIGAN (17-23) in Kalamazoo: WMU leads 12-8 1968 OHIO 28-12 A in DeKalb: WMU leads 11-9 1974 OHIO 31-14 A NIU vs. the AP Top 25: 1968-present 1976 # OHIO 63-15 A 1950 WMU 40-13 A Record vs. AP Ranked Teams: 5-28 1977 # NIU 20-6 H 1969 WMU 31-22 H Opponent (Score) Date (Site) 1978 # NIU 23-14 A 1970 WMU 38-18 A No. 13 Florida State 31, No. 16 NIU 10 1-1-13 (N) 1979 # NIU 28-27 H 1971 WMU 27-17 A No. 19 NIU 44, No. 18 Kent State 37 (2OT) 11-30-12 (N) 1980 # NIU 22-21 A 1972 WMU 14-10 H No. 7 Wisconsin 49, NIU 7 9-17-11 (N) 1981 # NIU 38-14 H 1973 WMU 28-14 A No. 17 Ball State 45, NIU 14 11-5-08 (A) 1982 # NIU 36-0 A 1974 WMU 30-13 H No. 25 TCU 37, NIU 7 12-19-06 (N) 1983 # NIU 41-17 H 1975 # NIU 20-0 A No. 1 Ohio State 35, NIU 12 9-2-06 (A) 1984 # OHIO 10-3 A 1976 # WMU 37-6 H No. 4 Michigan 33, NIU 17 9-3-05 (A) 1985 # NIU 35-7 H 1977 # WMU 49-21 A No. 22 Maryland 23, NIU 20 9-4-04 (A) 1986 OHIO 34-26 A 1978 # WMU 44-30 H No. 23 Bowling Green 34, NIU 18 10-25-03 (A) 1997 # OHIO 35-30 H 1979 # WMU 45-17 A NIU 19, No. 21 Alabama 16 9-20-03 (A) 1998 # OHIO 28-12 A 1980 # WMU 35-6 H NIU 20, No. 15 Maryland 13 (OT) 8-28-03 (H) 2003 # NIU 30-23 OT H 1981 # WMU 23-12 H NIU 26, No. 20 Bowling Green 17 11-9-02 (H) 2006 # OHIO 31-13 H 1982 # WMU 27-3 A No. 22 Wisconsin 24, NIU 21 9-14-02 (A) 2010 # OHIO 38-31 A 1983 # NIU 27-3 H No. 25 Toledo 41, NIU 20 9-29-01 (A) 1984 # NIU 20-15 A 2011 * NIU 23-20 OT N No. 20 Auburn 31, NIU 14 9-23-00 (A) 1985 # NIU 17-0 H 2014 # NIU 21-14 A No. 13 Marshall 41, NIU 9 10-30-99 (A) 1987 NIU 34-14 A No. 5 Kansas State 73, NIU 7 9-12-98 (A) 1988 NIU 15-7 H TOLEDO (13-29) No. 21 Kansas State 47, NIU 7 9-6-97 (H) 1991 WMU 22-10 H No. 6 Penn State 49, NIU 0 9-14-96 (A) in Toledo: UT leads 18-4 1992 WMU 13-7 A No. 3 Florida 58, NIU 20 11-4-95 (A) in DeKalb: UT leads 11-8 1997 # WMU 21-13 H No. 16 Kansas State 44, NIU 0 9-30-95 (A) 1998 # WMU 37-23 A 1967 UT 35-0 A No. 6 Florida 41, NIU 10 10-19-91 (A) 1999 # WMU 24-21 H 1969 UT 35-21 H No. 9 Iowa 58, NIU 7 9-28-91 (A) 2000 # WMU 52-22 A 1970 UT 45-7 A NIU 73, No. 24 Fresno State 18 10-6-90 (H) 1971 UT 23-8 H 2001 # NIU 20-12 H 2002 # NIU 24-20 A No. 7 Nebraska 60, NIU 14 9-8-90 (A) 1972 NIU 30-7 A No. 4 Nebraska 48, NIU 17 9-9-89 (A) 1974 UT 44-14 A 2003 # NIU 37-10 H 2004 # NIU 59-38 A No. 1 Miami (FL) 34, NIU 0 10-4-86 (A) 1975 # UT 24-22 H No. 21 Iowa 57, NIU 3 9-20-86 (A) 1976 # UT 17-2 A 2005 # NIU 42-7 H No. 4 Iowa 48, NIU 20 9-21-85 (A) 1977 # UT 27-9 H 2006 # WMU 16-14 A No. 16 Wisconsin 14, NIU 3 9-17-77 (A) 1978 # UT 35-16 A 2007 # WMU 17-13 H No. 14 Toledo 23, NIU 8 11-6-71 (H) 1979 # NIU 28-10 H 2008 # WMU 29-26 A No. 14 Toledo 45, NIU 7 11-7-70 (A) 1980 # UT 13-6 A 2009 # NIU 38-3 H No. 16 Ohio 28, NIU 12 11-23-68 (A) 1981 # UT 31-0 H 2010 # NIU 28-21 A 1982 # UT 9-3 A 2011 # NIU 51-22 H Bold indicates victory 1983 # NIU 26-10 H 2012 # NIU 48-34 A 1984 # UT 13-7 A 2013 # NIU 33-14 H 1985 # NIU 16-3 H 2014 # NIU 31-21 A 1986 UT 29-28 A NIU in MAC Championship Games 1987 NIU 41-5 H # denotes MAC game Record: 3-3 (.500) * denotes MAC Championship Game 1988 UT 33-20 A Date Opponent (Score) 1989 NIU 39-27 H at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. 1990 UT 23-14 A 12-1-05 Akron 30, NIU 31 1991 UT 42-21 A 12-3-10 Miami (Ohio) 26, NIU 21 1992 UT 25-8 H 12-2-11 NIU 23, Ohio 20 1997 # UT 41-14 A 11-30-12 NIU 44, Kent State 37 (2OT) 1998 # UT 16-3 H 12-6-13 Bowling Green 47, NIU 27 1999 # UT 44-14 A 12-5-14 NIU 51, Bowling Green 17 2000 # UT 38-24 H 2001 # UT 41-20 A All games played at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.